Community Excel Religion is dedicated to God's "Call to do Justice" in our communities: "Give justice to the poor and the orphan; Uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute. Rescue the poor and helpless; Deliver them from the grasp of evil people.” (Psalms 82:3-4)
What
does the LORD require (Micah 6:8)? What can we do differently tomorrow
than we did today? 1) Love those who suffer, because they have not heard
the gospel (evangelism) 2) Love those who suffer, because they do not
have basic essentials (compassion) 3) Love those who suffer, because
they have an oppressor (justice). "He has shown all you people what is
good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to
love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God." (Micah 6:8)
As Christians, His ambassadors (2 Corinthins 5:20), we have joined
together to do what we can to eliminate the multiple social justice
issues oppressing His people today. We engage, equip and inspire our
people to organize, develope the necessary relationships, skills,
strategies and use our united power to eliminate barriers, disparities
and inequalities in systems as we answer His call
Our wholistic approach includes the social, economic, political,
cultural, emotional, physical, moral, judicial, educational, familial
and spiritual issues in our communities
“What is God’s Plan for all the injustice in the world? We are – We have
been uniquely prepared, uniquely placed, and uniquely empowered as
agents of change for such a time as this. When it comes to seeking
justice for the hurting in our world, God doesn’t have a special roster.
He intends to use you and me. He doesn’t have any other plan. In fact,
it was precisely for such good works that we were created; they don’t
save us or make us righteous before God, but they allow us to fulfill
the Godly purpose for which God created
There is a reason we wake up in the world we find ourselves in day after
day. No matter who you are, where you are, or what resources and skills
you possess, God has prepared good works that He intends you to do
(Ephesians 2:10).
What should our response be? If we ever look at the works that God asks
us to do — proclaim the gospel, help the poor, defend the abused — and
say, “Well, you know, that’s really not my thing,” then we have simply
made the decision to impoverish our spiritual life. Christ in His
holiness abhors injustice. As we grow into His character and image, we
not only grow in our passion to seek justice, we are also led into those
concrete good works for which we were created
Responding to God’s call for love and justice from His people is not
optional – it is a matter of core discipleship, our identity in Christ,
and the self-giving love of the cross (1 John 3:16-18). A disciple of
Christ cannot sit idly by nor allow his or her community to stay removed
from the brokenness of the world. As the poor and the oppressed cry out
for justice, they are crying out for Christ and His kingdom. They are
crying out for you and me to enter into their reality and literally be
the hands and feet of Jesus.
Therefore, join us today as we start with the many educational injustice
issues plaguing our children!
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