Did I Do That?
Let Justice Roll Down • Sermon • Submitted
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· 5 viewsWe must examine our lives for ways in which we are contributing to injustice and instead embody mercy, kindness, and justice as God’s people.
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1. The book of Amos opens with God’s judgment against the nations surrounding Israel. Imagine being an Israelite hearing Amos read the indictments of all your enemies, and the surprise you’d feel when God ends with judgment against you. Not only that, but the judgment on Israel is twice as long as any other judgment Amos brought.
2. It’s almost become a cliché in parenting: When a child complains or gives their parent a hard time, the parent reminds the child, “Hey, who pays for the food? Who puts a roof over your head? Who makes sure you have clothes on your back?” That’s essentially what God is reminding Israel in v. 9–11.
3. Jesus tells the parable of the unmerciful servant in Matthew 18:21–35. He shows the hypocrisy of believers who are unwilling to show the same mercy that God shows to them.
4. In 2016, Barna Group did research into attitudes surrounding Black Lives Matter and racial justice. In the article, Brooke Hempell, vice president of research, is quoted as saying, “More than any other segment of the population, white evangelical Christians demonstrate a blindness to the struggle of their African American brothers and sisters” (“Black Lives Matter and Racial Tension in America,” Barna Group, May 5, 2016, https://www.barna.com/research/black-lives-matter-and-racial-tension-in-america/). Could this be a modern-day example of God’s people being insensitive to matters of justice?