Comments on: Jesus and (Social) Justice http://lifeasmission.com/blog/2007/06/jesus-and-social-justice/ exploring the mystery of life and mission as one and the same Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:31:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dave Stutzman http://lifeasmission.com/blog/2007/06/jesus-and-social-justice/comment-page-1/#comment-4619 Dave Stutzman Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:24:03 +0000 http://lifeasmission.com/blog/archives/383#comment-4619 Bravo, my dear chap. WHY indeed?! To embody and to do justice in the name of Jesus IS unique. The UN and a church without a vision for social justice both miss out on the significance of redemption for a fallen world. Humanitarians have a hard time explaining the WHY of the world without the concept of sin. Churches void of social justice as part of Biblical witness fail to comprehend the magnitude of the WHY in a fallen world. (The implications of the Fall is reduced to the soul and fails to provide a vision that redeems brokenness and advances God’s justice.) As followers of Jesus and the Body of Christ, we have the unique opportunity to participate in a vision of Godly proportions for the redemption of the world. But, like, whatever. I am sure you love it when I talk about the Fall. Why do you care anyway? Bravo, my dear chap. WHY indeed?! To embody and to do justice in the name of Jesus IS unique. The UN and a church without a vision for social justice both miss out on the significance of redemption for a fallen world. Humanitarians have a hard time explaining the WHY of the world without the concept of sin. Churches void of social justice as part of Biblical witness fail to comprehend the magnitude of the WHY in a fallen world. (The implications of the Fall is reduced to the soul and fails to provide a vision that redeems brokenness and advances God’s justice.) As followers of Jesus and the Body of Christ, we have the unique opportunity to participate in a vision of Godly proportions for the redemption of the world. But, like, whatever. I am sure you love it when I talk about the Fall. Why do you care anyway?

]]> By: JR Rozko http://lifeasmission.com/blog/2007/06/jesus-and-social-justice/comment-page-1/#comment-4618 JR Rozko Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:23:34 +0000 http://lifeasmission.com/blog/archives/383#comment-4618 You're such a faithful commenter - I love it! To your comment - Amen and amen. You’re such a faithful commenter – I love it!

To your comment – Amen and amen.

]]> By: Rick http://lifeasmission.com/blog/2007/06/jesus-and-social-justice/comment-page-1/#comment-4617 Rick Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:48:07 +0000 http://lifeasmission.com/blog/archives/383#comment-4617 Bro, You hit the proverbial nail on the head. That's why I really REALLY like the tagline of Compassion International: releasing children from poverty IN JESUS' NAME. And I don't want, as I think you don't either, for the church to just "take up the cause" of a a social issue. We ( you and I, which is the "church" ) must GO AND DO. And it makes no difference in my mind if this is a traditional chruch with a building and members or a parachuch ministry. After all, the bridegroom will return for the church, You and Me, not for buildings or registered 501(C)3's. Rick www.rickroyer.blogspot.com Bro,
You hit the proverbial nail on the head. That’s why I really REALLY like the tagline of Compassion International: releasing children from poverty IN JESUS’ NAME. And I don’t want, as I think you don’t either, for the church to just “take up the cause” of a a social issue. We ( you and I, which is the “church” ) must GO AND DO. And it makes no difference in my mind if this is a traditional chruch with a building and members or a parachuch ministry. After all, the bridegroom will return for the church, You and Me, not for buildings or registered 501(C)3′s.

Rick
http://www.rickroyer.blogspot.com

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