Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Social Justice v. Christian Charity

Glenn Beck stirred it up last week, encouraging Christians (or at least Church-goers) to check their church websites and/or other documents, to see if the words, "social justice" or "economic justice" appeared. If so, he said, leave your church!

At issue is Beck's belief that these terms are code words for the liberal, progressive, anti-American philosophy of forced social change and not charity.

Al Mohler, President of the Southern Baptist Convention, wrote to correct Beck for his rash statement, claiming it "lacked nuance, fair consideration and context." His thesis was: instead of exiting churches that favor social justice, we should exit any church which has abandoned The Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.

My opinion is, except for church groups which are ignorant of the terminology and political implications of the phrase, social justice, the two are the same! It's the Liberal Churches, for the most part, that favor Social Justice. These are the same churches which have abandoned The Gospel in favor of a Social Gospel. One that focuses on man's earthly condition and not his eternal soul.

For those pushing for Social Justice, the phrase is but a euphemism for redistribution of wealth. Christian charity gives to relieve suffering. Social Justice seeks to balance society in terms of material things.

Look as long as you like and you will not find the word "social" in front of either "justice" or "gospel" anywhere in the Bible. If you find these phrases, anywhere, you will find they are perversions of the originals.

Religious Social Justice does not demonstrate the love, mercy or justice of God. Instead, it exalts political correctness, multiculturalism, progressive ideals and the advancement of an earthly kingdom instead of the work of Christ upon the Cross.

True Christians have no political agenda. Their purpose is to preach The Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, knowing that IT is the power of God unto salvation for all who believe. And in believing, people are transformed, spiritually and morally.

Enough transformed citizens and the society changes....for good.

Along the way, Christians in this country have an obligation to preserve, to the extent possible under law, our political heritage. This is because our political heritage is largely Christian! The Liberal, Socialist, Progressive philosophies are not about justice at all. They are about power and the elimination of Liberty.

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