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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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Mark 1:9-15 — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)
Mark 1:9-15 confronts comfortable faith—obedience delayed is obedience denied.
Mark 1:9-15Progressive/Social JusticeBaptismTemptation
Matthew 2:1-12 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
Matthew 2:1-12 makes room for the wounded: God sees the overlooked and calls the Church to solidarity.
Matthew 2:1-12
Galatians 3 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
Galatians 3: Through the margins, it meets us gently—demands a faith that repairs harm and includes the excluded.
Galatians 3
Philippians 3:17-4:1 — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)
If Philippians 3:17-4:1 threatens your “normal,” ask who your normal has been hurting—today, not someday.
Philippians 3:17-4:1
2 Kings 5:1-14 — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)
If 2 Kings 5:1-14 threatens your “normal,” ask who your normal has been hurting—today, not someday.
2 Kings 5:1-14
John 17:20-26 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
John 17:20-26 insists that worship without justice is noise, not devotion—today, not someday.
John 17:20-26
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
Colossians 1:15-28 — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)
If Colossians 1:15-28 threatens your “normal,” ask who your normal has been hurting—today, not someday.
Colossians 1:15-28
Psalm 130 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
Psalm 130 11:1-13 makes room for the wounded: God sees the overlooked and calls the Church to solidarity.
Psalm 130
Colossians 3 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
Colossians 3: Through the margins, it demands a faith that repairs harm and includes the excluded.
Colossians 3
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
Luke 21:5-19 — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)
Luke 21:5-19 80:1-2, 8-19 is inconvenient on purpose—God interrupts comfort to liberate the oppressed—today, not someday.
Luke 21:5-19
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
Galatians 3 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
Galatians 3: Through the margins, it demands a faith that repairs harm and includes the excluded.
Galatians 3
Mark 16:1-8 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
Mark 16:1-8 calls us to faithful obedience rooted in God's enduring truth and mercy.
Mark 16:1-8
Matthew 4:1-11 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
Matthew 4:1-11 Timothy 2:8-15 asks who benefits and who bleeds; God’s good news always has a direction—toward the marginalized.
Matthew 4:1-11
1 Corinthians 3:1-9 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
1 Corinthians 3:1-9 11:1-13 makes room for the wounded: God sees the overlooked and calls the Church to solidarity.
1 Corinthians 3:1-9
John 20:19-31 — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)
John 20:19-31 names what we avoid: neutrality in injustice is still a choice—today, not someday.
John 20:19-31
Psalm 29 — Progressive/Social Justice (classic)
Psalm 29 50:1-8, 22-23 asks who benefits and who bleeds; God’s good news always has a direction—toward the marginalized.
Psalm 29
2 Corinthians 13:11-13 — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)
2 Corinthians 13:11-13 12:18-29 is inconvenient on purpose—God interrupts comfort to liberate the oppressed—today, not someday.
2 Corinthians 13:11-13
Matthew 5:13-20 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
Matthew 5:13-20 80:1-2, 8-19 makes room for the wounded: God sees the overlooked and calls the Church to solidarity.
Matthew 5:13-20
1 Corinthians 15 — Progressive/Social Justice (pastoral)
1 Corinthians 15: Through the margins, it meets us gently—demands a faith that repairs harm and includes the excluded.
1 Corinthians 15
Isaiah 53 — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)
Isaiah 53: Through the margins, it doesn’t flatter us—demands a faith that repairs harm and includes the excluded.
Isaiah 53
John 10:22-30 — Progressive/Social Justice (edgy)
If John 10:22-30 threatens your “normal,” ask who your normal has been hurting—today, not someday.
John 10:22-30
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Wise Men
Revelation
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Justification
Promise
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Imitation of Christ
Citizenship in Heaven
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Healing
Faith
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Unity in Christ
Prayer for Believers
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Incarnation
Word
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Christ's Supremacy
Redemption
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Hope
Forgiveness
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New Self
Holiness
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Living Water
Evangelism
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End Times
Perseverance
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Salvation
Faith
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Justification
Promise
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Resurrection
Hope
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Temptation
Spiritual Warfare
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Spiritual Maturity
Church Unity
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Resurrection
Doubt
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God's Majesty
Divine Power
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Unity
Encouragement
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Salt and Light
Righteousness
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Resurrection
Hope
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Suffering Servant
Atonement
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Sheep and Shepherd
Eternal Security