The Kingdom Call for Justice
“ The nation of Israel is the vineyard of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. The people of Judah are his pleasant garden. He expected a crop of justice, but instead he found oppression. He expected to find righteousness, but instead he heard cries of violence.” Isaiah 5:7 NLT “ God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied. God blesses those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy.” Matthew 5:6-7 NLT “However, the Scriptures are clear that care for our neighbors includes prophetic calls to end injustice; resistance to religious, social and political systems of oppression; and identification with the poor and marginalized in society” —Elizabeth Gerhardt in The Cross and Gendercide In western Protestant Christianity, there is a proclivity toward reducing expressions of faith to private and personal interactions. Yet, for the most part, the Scriptures in which we base our convictions upon, are largely looking community approach