Comments on: Is Social Justice Cool? http://www.crosstalkblog.com/2009/10/is-social-justice-cool/ The Truth Is Out There Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:10:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: riw777 http://www.crosstalkblog.com/2009/10/is-social-justice-cool/comment-page-1/#comment-1625 riw777 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:12:03 +0000 http://www.crosstalkblog.com/?p=745#comment-1625 Social justice is just a perversion of justice. The general idea is replacing the justice of God, which calls for restoration in the face of sin, and supports the entire idea of Jesus paying for our sins on the cross, with a "new form of justice" that says justice is equal outcomes, or "what we feel is right." Social justice attacks the basis of Christianity, and the morality of God's Law, and should be rejected outright everywhere we encounter it.<br><br>Caring for the poor, by the way, is not "social justice," it is mercy, charity, or compassion. These are all attributes of God, and are rightly provinces of Christian action and belief. But by calling charity by the government "social justice," we are simply perverting our entire language, and our thinking along with it.<br><br>Russ Social justice is just a perversion of justice. The general idea is replacing the justice of God, which calls for restoration in the face of sin, and supports the entire idea of Jesus paying for our sins on the cross, with a “new form of justice” that says justice is equal outcomes, or “what we feel is right.” Social justice attacks the basis of Christianity, and the morality of God's Law, and should be rejected outright everywhere we encounter it.

Caring for the poor, by the way, is not “social justice,” it is mercy, charity, or compassion. These are all attributes of God, and are rightly provinces of Christian action and belief. But by calling charity by the government “social justice,” we are simply perverting our entire language, and our thinking along with it.

Russ

]]> By: riw777 http://www.crosstalkblog.com/2009/10/is-social-justice-cool/comment-page-1/#comment-540 riw777 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:12:03 +0000 http://www.crosstalkblog.com/?p=745#comment-540 Social justice is just a perversion of justice. The general idea is replacing the justice of God, which calls for restoration in the face of sin, and supports the entire idea of Jesus paying for our sins on the cross, with a "new form of justice" that says justice is equal outcomes, or "what we feel is right." Social justice attacks the basis of Christianity, and the morality of God's Law, and should be rejected outright everywhere we encounter it.<br><br>Caring for the poor, by the way, is not "social justice," it is mercy, charity, or compassion. These are all attributes of God, and are rightly provinces of Christian action and belief. But by calling charity by the government "social justice," we are simply perverting our entire language, and our thinking along with it.<br><br>Russ Social justice is just a perversion of justice. The general idea is replacing the justice of God, which calls for restoration in the face of sin, and supports the entire idea of Jesus paying for our sins on the cross, with a “new form of justice” that says justice is equal outcomes, or “what we feel is right.” Social justice attacks the basis of Christianity, and the morality of God's Law, and should be rejected outright everywhere we encounter it.

Caring for the poor, by the way, is not “social justice,” it is mercy, charity, or compassion. These are all attributes of God, and are rightly provinces of Christian action and belief. But by calling charity by the government “social justice,” we are simply perverting our entire language, and our thinking along with it.

Russ

]]> By: Dani http://www.crosstalkblog.com/2009/10/is-social-justice-cool/comment-page-1/#comment-535 Dani Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:14:08 +0000 http://www.crosstalkblog.com/?p=745#comment-535 Humanism completely leaves out the principles of God that change the heart. It attempts to put a temporary band-aide on an outward symptom and always fails when it comes to the cause.<br><br>Humanism is of the antichrist spirit, the new world religious order where all are in unity as "good humanitarians".....all apart from The Truth. Humanism completely leaves out the principles of God that change the heart. It attempts to put a temporary band-aide on an outward symptom and always fails when it comes to the cause.

Humanism is of the antichrist spirit, the new world religious order where all are in unity as “good humanitarians”…..all apart from The Truth.

]]> By: Diane R http://www.crosstalkblog.com/2009/10/is-social-justice-cool/comment-page-1/#comment-530 Diane R Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:14:54 +0000 http://www.crosstalkblog.com/?p=745#comment-530 This is a much needed voice in this discussion. Thanks so much. I just got through reading a book that says similar things and beleive me, it's hard to find this type of book. I bought it from Monergism (the Calvinistic webstore) so I trusted it to be right on and I thought it basically was after I read it. The authors are professors at Covenant College and the book is entitled, "When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor." I've been looking for people who are combining preaching the gospel with really helping the poor (empowering them, not regulating them) in balance and that is very difficult to find as most voices today give short thrift to the gospel if any. The one disappointing thing in this book as with all other voices telling us to help the poor and how to do it is the lack of any coherent plan for American poor. The problem is this: It's much easier helping people in countries where they already have housing and don't need much money. But here in tehe USA it's a much more difficult problem. This is a much needed voice in this discussion. Thanks so much. I just got through reading a book that says similar things and beleive me, it's hard to find this type of book. I bought it from Monergism (the Calvinistic webstore) so I trusted it to be right on and I thought it basically was after I read it. The authors are professors at Covenant College and the book is entitled, “When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor.” I've been looking for people who are combining preaching the gospel with really helping the poor (empowering them, not regulating them) in balance and that is very difficult to find as most voices today give short thrift to the gospel if any. The one disappointing thing in this book as with all other voices telling us to help the poor and how to do it is the lack of any coherent plan for American poor. The problem is this: It's much easier helping people in countries where they already have housing and don't need much money. But here in tehe USA it's a much more difficult problem.

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