Gospel work exposes darkness in the world. As the Jews rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, Nehemiah discovers an injustice among the people. As physical needs grow due to famine, people are mortgaging everything they and even selling their kids to their own kinsmen for survival. Essentially, the Jews were enslaving the Jews! Nehemiah is furious!
Today our culture attempts to redefine justice around arbitrary and subjective principles, instead upon the moral absolutes found in the Bible. As a result, the church takes a cavalier approach to movements or simply cowers away as a passivist. But the Gospel exposes darkness and demands that the church stand up for BIBLICAL JUSTICE. When things are wrong, Christians must be salt and light (Matthew 5:13-16). As a result, people will see this model and seek Christ as a result. That's why justice is a gospel issue. How we respond to injustice points people to OR defers people away from Christ! Message is part ten of the "Life After Exile" series in the Ezra-Nehemiah narrative.
