“For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.” Romans 5:10
“Jesus wants us to strive for justice with suffering love and to expose injustice to public view in a way that opens up a path to relationship and reconciliation.
And Jesus lived what he taught. He did not fight his enemies, but, instead, he gave up his life for them.4
Creative nonviolence won’t always change things in the short term, and it always comes with a cost. But followers of Jesus trust that God is the final judge,5 and that the ultimate challenge to injustice comes not through violence but through courageous and creative acts of love.
4. See Luke 23:32-34; Romans 5:6-11; Ephesians 2:14-18
5. See Matthew 7:1; Romans 12:18-20; 1 Corinthians 4:3-4; James 4:11-12“ Bible Project
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