http://lifeasmission.com/blog/2008/04/martin-luther-king-jr-vigil/ 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 http://lifeasmission.com/blog/2008/04/martin-luther-king-jr-vigil/comment-page-1/#comment-4824 JR Rozko Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:12:15 +0000 http://lifeasmission.com/blog/?p=510#comment-4824 <p>Hey Ry, I get what you are saying, but I try to be careful how I phrase that.  It's not like God plays favorites.  If it were true that God was really on the side of the oppressed and outnumbered, then we'd be foolish not to all become oppressed and outnumbered.  Rather, it's that God stands as an advocate for those treated unfairly, who cry out for justice. Probably better to say that God is on the side of love and justice than on the side of a segment of people - it remains our task not to get God on our side, but to be on God's.  I am almost certain that's probably what you meant anyway.</p> Hey Ry, I get what you are saying, but I try to be careful how I phrase that.  It’s not like God plays favorites.  If it were true that God was really on the side of the oppressed and outnumbered, then we’d be foolish not to all become oppressed and outnumbered.  Rather, it’s that God stands as an advocate for those treated unfairly, who cry out for justice. Probably better to say that God is on the side of love and justice than on the side of a segment of people – it remains our task not to get God on our side, but to be on God’s.  I am almost certain that’s probably what you meant anyway.

]]> http://lifeasmission.com/blog/2008/04/martin-luther-king-jr-vigil/comment-page-1/#comment-4823 Ryan Conrad Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:09:20 +0000 http://lifeasmission.com/blog/?p=510#comment-4823 Cool, JR, I wondered if you might have been there.  I really agree with your connection between social action and the gospel of Jesus.  Jesus is always on the side of the oppressed and outnumbered Cool, JR, I wondered if you might have been there.  I really agree with your connection between social action and the gospel of Jesus.  Jesus is always on the side of the oppressed and outnumbered

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