Psalms 111-113
What are the proponents (and opponents) of social justice do with Psalms 112 and 113? Psalm 122 tells us that those who fear the Lord and delight in obeying him will be wealthy, honored and influential and their good deeds will be remembered forever and their children will be successful. Thus throwing a wrench in the social justice gospel. However, the very next psalm tells a different side of the story... a story that has the Lord lifting the poor from the dust and the needy from the garbage dump to set them among princes and giving the childless woman a family.
I think the real answer lies not in a gospel of our own making... be it a gospel of social justice or a gospel of wealth. The only true gospel is the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He confounds the wise and the religious, and speaks words that make no sense to the worldly of any stripe.
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