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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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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 12:18-29Progressive/Social JusticeMount ZionDivine Encounter
1 Corinthians 15 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
1 Corinthians 15: Through the margins, it demands a faith that repairs harm and includes the excluded.
1 Corinthians 15
Matthew 3:1-12 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
Matthew 3:1-12 Timothy 2:8-15 asks who benefits and who bleeds; God’s good news always has a direction—toward the marginalized.
Matthew 3:1-12
Philippians 2:5-11 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
Philippians 2:5-11 insists that worship without justice is noise, not devotion—today, not someday.
Philippians 2:5-11
1 Corinthians 1:18-31 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
1 Corinthians 1:18-31 17:11-19 invites us to practice mercy with hands, budgets, and policies—not just feelings—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 1:18-31
2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 Luke 17:5-10, love becomes public: the kingdom confronts systems that crush the vulnerable—today, not someday.
2 Thessalonians 3:6-13
Joshua 5:9-12 — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)
Joshua 5:9-12 names what we avoid: neutrality in injustice is still a choice—today, not someday.
Joshua 5:9-12
Joel 2:23-32 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
Joel 2:23-32 insists that worship without justice is noise, not devotion—today, not someday.
Joel 2:23-32
Psalm 137 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
Psalm 137 makes room for the wounded: God sees the overlooked and calls the Church to solidarity.
Psalm 137
1 Peter 1:3-9 — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)
1 Peter 1:3-9 2 Timothy 2:8-15 threatens your “normal,” ask who your normal has been hurting—today, not someday.
1 Peter 1:3-9
Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 71:1-6 insists that worship without justice is noise, not devotion—today, not someday.
Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19
Joshua 5:9-12 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
Joshua 5:9-12 insists that worship without justice is noise, not devotion—today, not someday.
Joshua 5:9-12
John 4:5-42 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
John 4:5-42 Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16, love becomes public: the kingdom confronts systems that crush the vulnerable.
John 4:5-42
Romans 10:8b-13 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
Romans 10:8b-13 asks who benefits and who bleeds; God’s good news always has a direction—toward the marginalized.
Romans 10:8b-13
John 1 — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)
John 1: Through the margins, it doesn’t flatter us—demands a faith that repairs harm and includes the excluded.
John 1
Hebrews 2:10-18 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
Hebrews 2:10-18 11:1-13 makes room for the wounded: God sees the overlooked and calls the Church to solidarity.
Hebrews 2:10-18
1 Corinthians 13:1-13 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
1 Corinthians 13:1-13 insists that worship without justice is noise, not devotion—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 80:1-2, 8-19 insists that worship without justice is noise, not devotion—today, not someday.
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19
Nehemiah 4 — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)
Nehemiah 4: Through the margins, it doesn’t flatter us—demands a faith that repairs harm and includes the excluded.
Nehemiah 4
Amos 7:7-17 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
Amos 7:7-17 asks who benefits and who bleeds; God’s good news always has a direction—toward the marginalized.
Amos 7:7-17
Proverbs 1 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
Proverbs 1: Through the margins, it meets us gently—demands a faith that repairs harm and includes the excluded.
Proverbs 1
Colossians 3 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
Colossians 3: Through the margins, it demands a faith that repairs harm and includes the excluded.
Colossians 3
2 Timothy 2:8-15 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
2 Timothy 2:8-15 asks who benefits and who bleeds; God’s good news always has a direction—toward the marginalized.
2 Timothy 2:8-15
James 5:7-10 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
James 5:7-10 17:11-19 invites us to practice mercy with hands, budgets, and policies—not just feelings—today, not someday.
James 5:7-10
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Humility
Christ's Example
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Wisdom of God
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Work Ethic
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Covenant Renewal
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Covenant Renewal
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Living Water
Evangelism
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Incarnation
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Love
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