TurningPoint Community Church

• The people who call themselves His own must work for His justice.

• We will not be judged merely on what we profess, but also on what we do BECAUSE of that profession.

“We are justified by faith without the deeds of the Law, but the truth of our faith will be tested by our lives. Faith without works is dead.”

-- Bishop J. C. Ryle

• Acts of justice to the needy and marginalized will not escape the view of our Savior!

• The truth of our faith will be tested by our lives. Faith without works is dead. (James 2:11)

• God seeks a heart response, not a ritualistic response.

• Our hearts for God will be seen in acts of justice, mercy and humility.

• From a Biblical perspective, justice is a heart issue AND a law of God issue.

“Biblical Justice therefore is the [equal] and impartial application of the truth of God’s moral law in society.”

-- Evans, Oneness Embraced, p261

• LISTEN. THINK. PRAY. STUDY.

• Take small steps to “do justice."

LifeGroup Questions:

1. Read Jesus’ description of His own mission in Luke 4:18-19. Discuss how this played out in His time on earth.

2. Read Micah 6:8 again. Discuss some ways we can apply this instruction to our culture in 2021 and beyond.

3. From the message on Sunday, how is "social justice" different from "biblical justice?"

4. From a gospel perspective, how is equality different from equity?

Next Step:

• I will ask God to help me be humbly aware of opportunities to do justice, and to love mercy to the needy, the oppressed and the marginalized.