this morning was the start of a new study for me. I found out about She Reads Truth through a great friend last year, but this is the first study I will be walking through daily. they did a study a few months ago called "justice." it will go through the idea of Biblical justice... how the Bible informs your view of social justice. day one begins at the cross, where they say "justice and mercy kissed." yesterday in class we even talked about how God could have used any means necessary to atone for sin, but He chose to work within the law and provide the perfect sacrifice in His Son, Jesus. was it just that Jesus died for our sins when He lived a perfect life that we cannot live? not at all. but this is where the debt of sin under the law was paid, and this is why we can now have a relationship with God... because of this mercy + justice kiss. I am reminded in day one of this study the reason why I'm even in law school. social justice holds a special place in my heart because it kills me to see people treated as less than they are worth. all men were created in the image of God. all. not some, not the ones you really like, not even just the ones you can tolerate, but all. because all men are created in the image of God, they have immense value. my heart aches to see this value torn down, not only for the damage it does to the individual wronged, but also for the damage done to the individual who caused the injury. this is not how we were created to live. praise the Lord for sweet reminders and softened hearts in the midst of a very cynical world!
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