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In every individual his own laws prevail, even when perceived to be the laws of the host nation-whether or not they really are. Conscience reigns supreme IOW-and has that right even when wrong,
Yes, well, I can only say that we won't much get much done as a society of one- in terms of coloring our surroundings Christian in colors. Much of the good that is done and that we enjoy in any given society or nation is due to people of good will joining together in united concerns and efforts.
Why did Christ ignore so much social justice in his day? Why did Paul not oppose slavery or fight for women's rights. If you look closely it is because they had something much better to give than those temporal gifts. Perhaps you could name one of your causes and explain what you are doing about it. That would give me a better idea of what you mean by social justice. For me it is hands on. Like driving an hour to help an invalid shower and dress for a month because his wife had broken her ribs and could not help him.
No they're generally insitutions, necessarily so because of the sheer magnitude of many soical issues, but it's recognized that the more locally problems can be resolved the better. And when institutions speak out against injustices it can just plain carry more weight. But the problem is always in convincing and mobilizing a sufficient part of the population; we're quite often NIMBYs otherwise, in truth. Individuals may also serve as focal points in stirring up the masses, or governing bodies, into action.
Because He wanted us to do it. Do you think abolition was wrong? Or civil/women's rights? Do you think He'd want us to sit on our thumbs and overlook genocide, starvation, etc? He had a singular job to do in a relatively short period of time: to bring the light into the world. It's up to us to ponder, reflect, and radiate that light.
I agree that Christians are not called to apathy or indifference toward suffering. Scripture is clear that love for neighbor matters and that faith expresses itself through love (Gal. 5:6). At the same time, the New Testament places a clear priority on the mission Christ actually gave His church.
Luke 4:43 but he said to them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose.” Jesus exemplified the Will of the Father but the Will of the Father remains foremost.
I think we can't separate proclaiming the good news from doing good for others, from fighting for victims against injustices done. Love simply calls for both. And, yes, the great commission is primary and we can only do as much as is possible for us to do but, if somehow we had the capability of reforming every soical evil then it would be incumbent upon us to do it. And in Matt 25 Jesus actually defined a criteria for salvation, separating the sheep from the goats, according to what they did "for the least of these".
The Body of Christ does not have the spiritual or material power or authority to make a social justice plan applicable to the world.
The best example I've got for "greed" from memory is when Ananias and his wife technically stole from God since they wanted to give their money to God but were reluctant to give whole-heartly to the Church. They died after Peter explained to them their infraction of "tempting the Holy Spirit."(Acts 5). God's Justice is also shown here since His Justice clearly shows who is sinning against Him or not and why sinning is bad (since we're saying that God is not as good as He says that He is by sinning).
It's a plan that directs proper understanding and action. For example, it's certainly beneficial to unitedly mandate that everyone be fed, housed, and clothed and to direct resources to that end. Anyway, the following are examples, There are more from various other deniominations, I'm sure:
That's not a plan, that's a statement of values. That is not "a soundly worked out social justice plan that correctly defines social justice such that coordinated efforts can be made to strive to right wrongs as the needs arise. "It's a plan that directs proper understanding and action. For example, it's certainly beneficial to unitedly mandate that everyone be fed, housed, and clothed and to direct resources to that end. Anyway, the following are examples, There are more from various other deniominations, I'm sure:
Social Issues - The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
To promote life together and to help maneuver through this earthly kingdom and the myriad social issues with which it confronts the Church, the LCMS has assembled resources on topics ranging from domestic violence to religious liberty.www.lcms.orgSeven Themes of Catholic Social Teaching
The Church's social teaching is a rich treasure of wisdom about building a just society and living lives of holiness amidst the challenges of modern society....www.usccb.org
You must be specific. I have no idea whether you are refering to rembursement for slavery or blame the white guys. Or a thing you can do something about other than pearl clutch.
