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Progressive/Social Justice Illustrations
Reading scripture through liberation, equality, and advocacy for the marginalized.
Key question: “How does this text speak to issues of justice, equality, and the liberation of the oppressed?”
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Habakkuk 2 — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)
Habakkuk 2: Through the margins, it doesn’t flatter us—demands a faith that repairs harm and includes the excluded.
Habakkuk 2Progressive/Social JusticeFaithWaiting
Matthew 5:13-20 — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)
Matthew 5:13-20 3:1-11 is inconvenient on purpose—God interrupts comfort to liberate the oppressed—today, not someday.
Matthew 5:13-20
Luke 12:32-40 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
Luke 12:32-40 makes room for the wounded: God sees the overlooked and calls the Church to solidarity.
Luke 12:32-40
Psalm 107:1-9, 43 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
In Psalm 107:1-9, 43, compassion isn’t optional—it’s the shape of faithful discipleship—today, not someday.
Psalm 107:1-9, 43
Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 asks who benefits and who bleeds; God’s good news always has a direction—toward the marginalized.
Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16
Psalm 119:1-8 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
Psalm 119:1-8 19:1-10 insists that worship without justice is noise, not devotion—today, not someday.
Psalm 119:1-8
Psalm 119:97-104 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
Psalm 119:97-104 asks who benefits and who bleeds; God’s good news always has a direction—toward the marginalized.
Psalm 119:97-104
Luke 4:21-30 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
Luke 4:21-30 invites us to practice mercy with hands, budgets, and policies—not just feelings—today, not someday.
Luke 4:21-30
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 Isaiah 5:1-7, love becomes public: the kingdom confronts systems that crush the vulnerable—today, not someday.
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19
John 14:23-29 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
John 14:23-29 makes room for the wounded: God sees the overlooked and calls the Church to solidarity.
John 14:23-29
2 Timothy 1:1-14 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
2 Timothy 1:1-14 invites us to practice mercy with hands, budgets, and policies—not just feelings.
2 Timothy 1:1-14
John 17:20-26 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
John 17:20-26 invites us to practice mercy with hands, budgets, and policies—not just feelings—today, not someday.
John 17:20-26
Luke 13:1-9 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
Luke 13:1-9 asks who benefits and who bleeds; God’s good news always has a direction—toward the marginalized.
Luke 13:1-9
Ezekiel 37 — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)
Ezekiel 37: Through the margins, it doesn’t flatter us—demands a faith that repairs harm and includes the excluded.
Ezekiel 37
Matthew 5–7 — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)
Matthew 5–7: Through the margins, it doesn’t flatter us—demands a faith that repairs harm and includes the excluded.
Matthew 5–7
Psalm 42 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
In Psalm 42, love becomes public: the kingdom confronts systems that crush the vulnerable—today, not someday.
Psalm 42
John 4:5-42 — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)
John 4:5-42 1:1-4; 2:1-4 is inconvenient on purpose—God interrupts comfort to liberate the oppressed—today, not someday.
John 4:5-42
Psalm 32 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
In Psalm 32, love becomes public: the kingdom confronts systems that crush the vulnerable—today, not someday.
Psalm 32
1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50 — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)
1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50 names what we avoid: neutrality in injustice is still a choice.
1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50
Acts 16:16-34 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
Acts 16:16-34 invites us to practice mercy with hands, budgets, and policies—not just feelings—today, not someday.
Acts 16:16-34
Hebrews 12:18-29 — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)
Hebrews 12:18-29 is inconvenient on purpose—God interrupts comfort to liberate the oppressed—today, not someday.
Hebrews 12:18-29
Amos 8:1-12 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
In Amos 8:1-12, compassion isn’t optional—it’s the shape of faithful discipleship—today, not someday.
Amos 8:1-12
Acts 5:27-32 — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)
Acts 5:27-32 names what we avoid: neutrality in injustice is still a choice—today, not someday.
Acts 5:27-32
Psalm 27:1, 4-9 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
Psalm 27:1, 4-9 Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16, compassion isn’t optional—it’s the shape of faithful discipleship—today, not someday.
Psalm 27:1, 4-9
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