REQUIRED JUSTICE (37 OF 52)
Scripture: Micah 3:1-12
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Required Justice (37 of 52)
Series: Discipleship Part Two
Chistopher B. Harbin
Micah 3:1-12
Our nation has a Department of Justice. We have agencies and institutions at federal, state, and local levels devoted to what our law and constitution declare as justice. On the whole, these are designed to enforce the laws of the land. These definitions of justice are bound to concerns of law, not questions of morality or what is right. They are limited to the currently official legal prescriptions of the legislated mandates of government. These laws may indeed be just, but they may also fall far short of establishing the parameters by which we should all live and interact with one another. Over the course of our history, slavery, using alcohol, and driving without the use of seat-belts have been both legal and illegal, as has the genocide of native populations. God calls us to higher standards. How will we define and measure justice and injustice must be more than simply following current law, whatever that happens to be.
Micah is best known for a verse in chapter 6, ''What does Yahweh require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God.'' It is one of several summaries of God's will as found in the Scriptures. We like to refer to it as our essential charge for seeking justice for all, but there is much more to the story of justice and how it applies to life and the lives of the communities in which we live. We are pretty good with detailing how our individual actions reflect and promote justice. What we often miss are the larger issues of how society can and should enact, promote, and protect the aims of justice for all.
When Micah turned to issues of justice, he addressed the religiopolitical leadership of Israel. He addressed the clan leaders and heads of the prominent families. They were the ones with the position and power to make a difference in the lives of the people impacted by policy, law, and their interpretation. They were ...
Series: Discipleship Part Two
Chistopher B. Harbin
Micah 3:1-12
Our nation has a Department of Justice. We have agencies and institutions at federal, state, and local levels devoted to what our law and constitution declare as justice. On the whole, these are designed to enforce the laws of the land. These definitions of justice are bound to concerns of law, not questions of morality or what is right. They are limited to the currently official legal prescriptions of the legislated mandates of government. These laws may indeed be just, but they may also fall far short of establishing the parameters by which we should all live and interact with one another. Over the course of our history, slavery, using alcohol, and driving without the use of seat-belts have been both legal and illegal, as has the genocide of native populations. God calls us to higher standards. How will we define and measure justice and injustice must be more than simply following current law, whatever that happens to be.
Micah is best known for a verse in chapter 6, ''What does Yahweh require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God.'' It is one of several summaries of God's will as found in the Scriptures. We like to refer to it as our essential charge for seeking justice for all, but there is much more to the story of justice and how it applies to life and the lives of the communities in which we live. We are pretty good with detailing how our individual actions reflect and promote justice. What we often miss are the larger issues of how society can and should enact, promote, and protect the aims of justice for all.
When Micah turned to issues of justice, he addressed the religiopolitical leadership of Israel. He addressed the clan leaders and heads of the prominent families. They were the ones with the position and power to make a difference in the lives of the people impacted by policy, law, and their interpretation. They were ...
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