“Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand it completely” Proverbs 28:5
It’s confusing to me these days when people tell me that I should support “social justice”. Of course, I want social justice for all people. Doesn’t everybody want that? The question is, what kind of social justice are we talking about? Are we talking about a commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion as the liberal left understands these things, or are we talking about social justice as the Bible defines it? Our country is quite divided over what those words mean. Apparently “social justice” means different things to different groups of people. Someone said, “It’s no good having the same vocabulary if we’re using different dictionaries.” How true that is.
The best book I have read to explain what is meant by “social justice” was recommended to me by Reformation 21, the media platform of The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals. The book is called Why Social Justice Is Not Biblical Justice by Scott David Allen. It is a “must read” in these confusing days for Christians and non-Christians alike and that is why I am recommending it to you and to as many people as I can. I am asking you to read it to the end because in the last part there are concrete suggestions as to how we are to respond to those who espouse social justice but do not believe in biblical justice.
I have learned that as I personally seek the Lord, I will understand justice as Proverbs 28:5 says. I increasingly understand it as I read the Bible and keep myself informed about how evil men try to pervert it. We have never been in a time when biblical justice is more needed.
May God help us do what we can to promote biblical justice by our thoughts, words, and actions.
Dear Rosemary, Trying again. Thank you for your honest Biblical message in the increasing crazy world. Last week my comment would not post so I wrote reply to email. When leaving for India in 1993 with 4 children and Mike, I asked God for a clear sign and you quoted Hebrews 11:6. We went. Keep sharing Rosemary! Your words speak to me! Beth
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rosemary, for your recommendation of this book. It sounds like a must-read for Christians in today's world. I appreciate being pointed to good, necessary books to read. May God continue to bless you as you bless us with the wisdom that you share with us so freely.
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