Sermon Tone Analysis

God hates injustice

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God will vindicate the victims of injustice

They cry for justice

There are some OT passages where vengeance upon persecutors is called for (e.g., Ps 35:1-8; Ps 69:22-28; Jer 11:18-20; 18:19-23).

These are called “imprecatory”.

They arose from zeal for God’s honour and from the desire for moral stability in society.

They reflect an under-developed view of God’s ultimate judgments and the failure to distinguish between the guilty and their innocent families.

In the light of the NT the motives behind these prayers may be applauded but it is recognised that now they are best expressed in the denunciation of injustice accompanied by gospel witness, through which the hearts of oppressors are changed, leaving the matter of judgment as God’s prerogative alone.

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God will answer their cry

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God condemns injustice

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God will punish the unjust

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Possibility of injustice among believers:

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The apparent present success of the unjust

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God’s people must hate injustice

Injustice forbidden by God

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Injustice should be renounced by God’s people

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Injustice displaced by love

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God’s people must bear injustice patiently

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