Christians, are we arbiters of social justice or dispensers of grace to society?

The cross was the greatest social injustice in history, but no greater act of mercy has been recorded for mankind and the world.
Most of us, when confronted with the injustice of the world want to act. This is a very Christian thing to do and one could say “un-Christian” to not do. But, what about the words we use? I thought I would open up a conversation that might be a bit controversial to some, but I think words and our use of them matters. Semantics, I know, but does not “social mercy” sound more Christian than “social justice”? Let’s discuss a bit. (more…)











