Bible texts: Amos 5:18-24 and Luke 4:16-21
In this third part of our "Stewarding Life" series, we consider the centrality of justice to our calling as followers of Jesus. With a critique of modern worship trends, Paul looks to Jesus' words in Luke to argue for a cross shaped discipleship, which is concerned with both the vertical -- our right relationship with God -- and the vertical -- our right relationships with each other. But how seriously has the church taken this calling? To what extent does the harsh rebuke of Amos 5 also apply to us?
References:
Michael Rhodes' full list can be found here: https://www.craiggreenfield.com/blog/...
An interesting article on John Calvin and Social Justice: https://www.christianitytoday.com/his...
Listen to Jon Foreman's song "Instead of a Show" here:
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