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Thousands Sign Christian Leaders’ Controversial Anti-Social Justice Manifesto

Keshia McEntire by Keshia McEntire
September 9, 2018
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More than 6,000 Christians have signed a document titled “For the Sake of Christ and His Church: The Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel,” written by pastors such as John MacArthur and Voddie Baucham and contradicting what the Bible says about justice.

The document, apparently published September 4, states: “We reject any teaching that encourages racial groups to view themselves as privileged oppressors or entitled victims of oppression” and “…we emphatically deny that lectures on social issues (or activism aimed at reshaping the wider culture) are as vital to the life and health of the church as the preaching of the gospel and the exposition of Scripture.”

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It is alarming that a document that flat-out denies that privilege exists and goes further to say that we shouldn’t be talking about it has quickly been able to gain more than 6,000 signatures in 2018.

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Social injustice has never been a fictional phenomenon, it is backed up by data and statistics. A person’s race, gender, zip code, income, appearance, and social capital all play a role in that individual’s outcome in life. For example, someone born into a community with limited food, dirty water, and no accessible healthcare is likely to have a lower quality of life than someone born with access to nutritional food and doctors to aid them when ill. America is known as a land of endless opportunity for those who work hard and pull themselves up by their bootstraps, but studies have shown that a parent’s income is a good predictor of a child’s future income. Those who start out poor tend to remain that way.

The definition of social justice is: “Justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society.” In a just society everyone would receive fair, equitable, and impartial treatment and have access to the same outcomes.

Ultimately, our greatest example of how the church should approach justice is found in the Word of God and the teachings of Christ himself.

James 1:27 states, “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” One thing that sticks out about that verse is that it is not all about the bettering of oneself, but also about the bettering and protection of some of society’s most vulnerable members.

Furthermore, in Luke 4:18 Jesus says, “He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners, and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” Clearly, justice is not only compatible with the gospel, it’s one of the reasons God sent Jesus to earth. Justice is a fundamental aspect of the gospel.

Does that mean the church’s movement for justice must mirror the world’s? No, and it shouldn’t. We should always seek the Holy Spirit’s guidance on areas of importance to make sure our actions represent the love and grace of Christ. But to boldly deny oppression exists and suggest the church should stop talking about it is irreverent and alarming.

Thankfully, the 6,000-plus signatories backing “The Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel” do not speak for Christ’s church as a whole. A Facebook friend of mine recently cemented that reality in my mind.

She was a staff member helping out with an event called One Race Stone Mountain, an August 25th gathering in Atlanta, Georgia, of thousands of Christians who called for the end of injustice, racism, partisanship, and division in the church.

Hundreds of pastors, many who attended the event, have signed a document titled “The Atlanta Covenant,” vowing to stand against racism and Christian disunity.

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That covenant reads: “Today, as the Church of Jesus Christ, we repent of racism and reject any ‘religious movement’ that embraces it. The church of Jesus Christ must express the values of love, unity, empathy, and forgiveness, which are critical components of the Kingdom of God.”

We are not called to simply seek peace and kumbaya in heaven alone, we are called to stop suffering here on earth. In order for true reconciliation to occur, we must actively be against all forces that separate us.

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