The latest buzz word of our time is “Social Justice”. It is a concept that appears to have a noble
theme, the idea of taking from the well to do, and giving to those who have
little, but in actuality it is born of a desire to create a peasant class and
breeds nothing but envy and a sense of entitlement. It is not “Social Justice” that Jesus speaks
of when He tells us to share our bread and clothe the naked, but “Social
Mercies”. Justice implies that what is
taken from those who are financially better off, and given to those who are in
need, is deserved, simply by the nature of their need, regardless of their
circumstances. It is of interest that
those who push social justice on the working class, are themselves extremely
wealthy and could with a stroke of a pen, write off most of the world’s poverty
simply by giving of their excess without hardly a notice in their standard of
living. But rather than do that, they
“guilt” the working class, or in other words,
the middle class, that already is burdened by taxation to cover social
entitlement programs, into thinking that they should not keep what they earn,
but must give it to those who do not have through even greater taxation. They
add burdens without lifting a finger themselves to offset the burdens.
Ironically, what I’ve observed is that those who wait tables
for a living, tip others who wait tables better than the rich, and those who
work for a living, contribute more to those who have need, than do the
rich. We have already begun to see the
emergence of a two class system…the mega- rich and the poor…as the middle class
is being stretched beyond measure and burdened beyond what it can bear. But what is obvious is that our political
system is now run by the mega-rich, and none can even run for office, unless
they have come from wealth. There is no
consideration among these who spend millions of dollars of our hard earned
money to take vacations, to entertain their friends and to give away money to
other countries’ governments, while
adding burden upon burden upon the backs of the working Americans.
It is hypocrisy when I hear politicians chastise the “rich”, when
they themselves are wealthy. It is likewise hypocritical that these same politicians invent
ways of keeping the poor, dependent upon a system where those who work to earn
wages must support those who do not, and the wealthy politicians with their
corporate sponsors skim from the top of the treasury bag for their own use,
much like what Judas did. Additionally,
God does not receive the glory for their relief, nor does the working class who earned the money,
but the politicians themselves. As a
result, they garner the votes from the ever increasing population of poor who
have become addicted to receiving something for nothing. It is a self-perpetuating
system which eventually enslaves everyone except those in political power. This is not the Biblical model of caring for
the poor among us.
The Bible states: “If a man does not work, neither shall he
eat”. How many able body men are not working
simply because they are being rewarded not to? How many able body men are
drunkards, and rather than seek deliverance and healing, they have their
alcohol addiction labeled a handicap, and collect disability? How many “poor”
are there who have an expectation that they should be taken care of by the
working class, simply because they exist? How many feel entitled and therefore
have absolutely no gratitude for what they do receive? Few are thanking God, in fact, many of these
expect more than they already have been given.
Some believe because of their ancestors’ slavery, certain classes of
people, by virtue of their skin color, “owe” them restitution. They never give a thought to how God uses the
evil acts of men for good, as He did with Joseph, who was sold into
slavery. He was then later in a position to save the entire nation of Israel from famine. They also do not regard the
historical fact that most every class of people has been enslaved at one time
or another, and in fact, slavery is still rampant in this day and age. In their
mioptic view of life, they remain ignorant of their sin of envy and
presumption, and help further an agenda for the manipulation of the
population.
No, social justice is not “
just” , it is the seed of envy and entitlement and is divisive of the community.
Jesus said “The poor you will always have with you”. He did not envision a time in this age where
everyone lived a utopian existence. It
is not possible as long as there is sin in the world. Where there is sin, there is selfishness, and
lust, and self-centeredness. Those who
are in positions of power, will not surrender it for the sake of equality, and
those who are self-centered, care nothing for the poor, but how they can take
advantage of them to further their own lust for power.
Social Justice is a tool of the so called elite and the
politicians to manipulate others into giving them what they earn. If they truly cared for the poor, they would
not take lavish vacations, throw lavish parties and buy luxurious items from
the treasury that is collected from hard working Americans.
The Hollywood rich would not spend thousands
of dollars to have their eyebrows plucked, or to fly here and there on a
private jet, spending obscene amounts of dollars for a pair of shoes or a purse. They will not suffer the slightest
inconvenience, but will happily give a free performance if it means gleaning
even more from the hardworking American worker, and give them free
publicity. How much money was gleaned
from the pockets of compassionate Americans for the devastation of Haiti, and
yet, none of it went to the need of the people of Haiti. They are still living
in poverty and rubble. How much food was sent to Myanmar after their calamity,
and rotted in the ports because of a corrupt government? How many have been oppressed by a power
intoxicated political body?
We are to put on bowels of “tender mercies”, and to be
sensitive to the needs of those around us.
We are to be in prayer for those in the world who have not Jesus Christ
as their Savior, so that they are in a position to be blessed of the Lord, so
that they may know God personally. Our
work is not one of fixing the world’s injustice, but of pointing the way to
Christ, the Great Physician. Where there
are the hungry, we are to feed them. Not through government programs, but
through the church. Where there are the naked,
we are to clothe them, not through government programs, but through the various
ministries that serve the poor, and in circumstances where we ourselves might
be able to personally help. Not for
“justice” sake, but for “mercy” sake. We give, because God gave to us, not
because anyone “deserves” it. If a man should
refuse to work, he should also be refused financial assistance so that the
resources might supply for the needs of the widow and orphaned. Sadly, these are the ones most often
neglected in government programs, while these are the very ones that God has
instructed us to help.
The widowed (and abandoned mother) and orphaned are
prevalent in this fatherless generation, and find themselves in a predicament
not usually of their own choosing. We
should do all we can to help feed, clothe and house them. However, the Bible qualified the term “widow”
by calling them “widows indeed”….suggesting that if there were family members,
that they should show piety at home and supply for their need. God demonstrates
that He is interested in our welfare, both for those in need, and for those who
have something to give. He desires that
we be free from the bondage of poverty and free from the bondage of self-centeredness
and selfishness. Social Justice does not do this. It merely takes and
redistributes, so rather than deliverance from bondage, there is further
bondage added. People become enslaved to
envy, greed, entitlement, and resentment.
That is the fruit of the “world’s way”. It is divisive and perpetuates a corrupt
system. It is what has propelled atheistic and demonically inspired
communism into power creating a system of the powerful so called elite ruling
over the dispensable masses who serve them.
Only Jesus Christ can save the world. We are to serve one
another in reverence to Him and in observance to the Word of God. Anyone who collects a treasury under a
pretense of “Social Justice” extorting for their own agendas, will one day truly understand what “Justice” means
when they stand before the only Judge of mankind and are called to give an
account for what they have done. Justice without mercy is given to those who
have shown no mercy…I would not want to be that person.
