"I am certain that nothing has done so much to destroy the judicial safeguards of individual freedom as the striving after this mirage of social justice." -Friedrich Hayek- |
Today it should be extremely clear that social justice is not biblical justice. The two systems are based on and built upon different world views. Biblical justice is built upon a sacred declaration from God. Social justice is built upon the convoluted, confused, and corrupt secular mind of man. It is possible that the sacred and the secular can intersect but only when divine truth trumps human wisdom. That does not seem to be very often these days. The American evangelical church has forgotten that in the past many churches thought well of the hope of Hitler, the plan of Stalin, and the revolution of Castro being deceived by the promise to take care of “the people.” However, once the body count of the people started to become public the church backed away realizing that socialism is always led by tyrants. Today’s brand of social justice appears to be motivated to help people but as always it is at the expense of other people and often at the expense of society. One expression that concerns me as a professor at a seminary is that the perversion and moral corruption of today’s social justice advocates is being forced upon Christian institutions never mind what is being taught and modeled in the public schools. Freedom of religion let alone freedom of speech and expression is under attack. Censorship and control of ideas is the beginning of the demise of a free society. As always, this type of transformation is carried out by the change of laws and the creation of legislation. It is through secular laws that are devoid of sacred morality that we see the perversion of justice, the subversion of society, and the corruption of culture. As Tacitus, Senator of Rome in the first century, said: “Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges.” (The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.) Nevertheless, Christianity and the church of Jesus have never been dependent on a friendly host culture to survive or to thrive. The power of the church is its relationship with the person of Christ. Its strength is through the power of the Holy Spirit. And its confidence is in the plan of the Father. Let me encourage you to read Ephesians 1:1-14 and gain the sacred mindset as you live in a secular world. The men of Issachar understood the times and knew what to do. (I Chron 12:32) Do you? Serving Him with you until He comes for us, Fred |