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Tag Archives: injustice
Reflection: Fighting on God’s Side
It is because we know that God has shown strength with his arm; has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts; has brought down the powerful from their thrones; has lifted up the lowly; has filled the hungry with good things; has sent the rich away empty. And so we keep fighting on God’s side. Continue reading
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Tagged asylum seekers, Elizabeth, immigration detention, injustice, Justice, Luke 1:26-38, Luke 1:46-55, Magnificat, Martin Luther King, Mary, refugees
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Sermon: Don’t accept injustice (Part 3)
The Book of Job is absolutely anti-prosperity gospel. The good are not always rewarded; the bad are not always punished. When people suffer and cry out to God our best response is not to defend God and tell them that God has a plan. Continue reading
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Tagged Book of Job, injustice, Job 42:1-6 10-17, Justice, prosperity gospel, suffering
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Sermon: Don’t accept injustice (Part 2)
Job complains and accuses God of wrongdoing, but he does that because he believes in a God of justice. Continue reading
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Tagged Book of Job, Handel's Messiah, injustice, Job 23, Psalm 139, suffering
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Sermon: Don’t accept injustice!
The other point I want to make is that Job’s wife is a hero. Continue reading
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Tagged Book of Job, injustice, Job 1:1 – 2:10, resistance, suffering, torture
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