This article has been adapted from “Priority Reading for 2022: Jon Harris’s Christianity and Social Justice: Religions in Conflict,” a Word Foundations article that is available here. In his excellent book titled Christianity and Social Justice: Religions in Conflict, podcaster and author Jon Harris includes an extremely helpful appendix titled “Woke Evangelical Tactics,” In it, Jon explores several important slight-of-hand maneuvers […]
Race Relations Will Improve Greatly if White Christians Will Stop Apologizing For Sins They Did Not Commit [Critical race theory provides] no way out for whites when it comes to race. Critical race theory assumes that racism is permanent and affects every aspect of society, including political, economic, social and religious institutions. The theory further […]
I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we […]
Published by B. Nathaniel Sullivan on June 23, 2020 O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as crucified? —the apostle Paul to the Galatian Christians in Galatians 3:1— And this I pray, that your love may abound still […]
Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power. —the […]
Christians have consistently been faced with a choice: either live counter-culturally and face the wrath of those demanding “tolerance,” or accept at face value the demands and claims of a world where sin’s influence runs riot. With the issue of homosexuality, a rapidly growing minority in the church has chosen the path of least resistance […]
Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. —the apostle Paul to the Ephesian Christians in Ephesians 4:31-32— You have heard that it was said, “You shall love your […]
When God commands justice, we are to do justice, and the state is to enforce it. When He commands grace, we are to exercise grace. But it is precisely because grace is not justice, and because God ordained the state to enforce justice, that the state is never to enforce grace. Indeed, “forced grace”—the real […]
An Anti-Christian Agenda Believers Must Reject I have a choice between prison guard A who cuts up babies and beats my family daily, but has been faithful to his spouse and is a middling liar; and prison guard B who has a track record of keeping his promise to prevent these horrible policies, but has […]
Beware of “Pro-Life” Efforts that Aren’t Really Pro-Life Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching its people to love but to use violence to get what they want. —Mother Teresa— Key point: An individual cannot be authentically pro-life without being anti-abortion—not only in terms of belief but also in terms of actions, including voting. Go here to […]
Justice means getting what you deserve without favor. “Social justice” means getting what you don’t deserve because you are favored. —Michael Knowles, narrating the Prager University video course “Control the Words, Control the Culture”— Key point: Social justice doesn’t resemble biblical justice at all. Actually, it is injustice, and believers must oppose it. Social justice. We hear […]
As North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory recently has stated, the fight over privacy rights no longer is confined to North Carolina. Recent developments in the Tar Heel State and elsewhere show that the Obama administration will do anything to force its radical agenda nationwide. This administration must be stopped. Members of Congress must speak up loudly and often! Won’t you […]
The Norman Rockwell painting displayed above frequently is called Thanksgiving, The Thanksgiving Picture, or I’ll be Home for Christmas. Its actual title, however, is Freedom from Want. When we have an accurate understanding of the Pilgrims’ first two years at Plymouth, this heartwarming Norman Rockwell painting reminds us that only way a people can secure and maintain FREEDOM FROM WANT is to reject socialism and to take advantage […]
Parts 1 and 2 Meme posted on Facebook Are religious exemptions for government mandates a biblical concept? What does tyranny look like, and what are the biblical grounds for opposing it? This series explores these questions. Appreciation is expressed to Pastor Sam Jones of Faith Baptist Church in Hudson, Iowa, for presenting many of the […]
The Constitution is government’s stop sign. It says, you – the three branches of government — can go so far and no farther. —Michelle Bachmann— Key point: Governors are effectively making laws and implementing them through executive orders. This must stop; it’s a violation of the principle of separation of powers in a constitutional government. Gary […]
A Collection of 12 One-Minute Commentaries To access additional Word Foundations articles on social justice, go here. 1. What Do People Mean When They Talk About Social Justice? Calvin Beisner and his teenage son A. J. frequently play ping-pong. Typically the score is lopsided, with one player beating the other badly. Some observers may object. Isn’t […]
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