1. Social injustice

2. SOCIAL INJUSTICE
What is social injustice?

3. SOCIAL INJUSTICE What is social injustice?
Unfairness between people who live
together.
This can be based on:
Race
Religion
Social class
Beliefs

4. SOCIAL JUSTICE
Is it part of Christianity to fight social justice?

5. SOCIAL JUSTICE Is it part of Christianity to have social justice?
Christianity calls all persons to
achieve equity and justice in their
society.

6. IS IT AN INJUSTICE ?
Which of the following is an injustice?
Poverty

7. IS IT AN INJUSTICE ? Which of the following is an injustice? Poverty
Bullying

8. IS IT AN INJUSTICE ? Which of the following is an injustice? Poverty
Bullying
Child labour

9. IS IT AN INJUSTICE ? Which of the following is an injustice? Poverty
Bullying
Child labour
Racism

10. IS IT AN INJUSTICE ? Which of the following is an injustice? Poverty
Bullying
Child labour
Racism
Gender pay

11. IS IT AN INJUSTICE ? Which of the following is an injustice? Poverty
Bullying
Child labour
Racism
Gender pay
Cheating

12. IS IT AN INJUSTICE ? Which of the following is an injustice? Poverty
Bullying
Child labour
Racism
Gender pay
Cheating
Homelessness

13. IS IT AN INJUSTICE ? Which of the following is an injustice? Poverty
Bullying
Child labour
Racism
Gender pay
Cheating
Homelessness
Gay rights

14. POVERTY
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15. BULLYING
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16. EXAMPLES OLD TESTAMENT EXAMPLES
Prophet Elijah stood up to King Ahab who took a field from a poor farmer (1 Kings 21)
Prophet Amos stood up against how the people treated the poor (Amos 2:6-7)

17. EXAMPLES NEW TESTAMENT EXAMPLES
John the Baptist reminded people to treat one another better
Tax collectors to stop collecting
Soldiers to stop robbing people
(Luke 3:9-14)
Jesus worked with the poor
He cared for the poor and the needy
Spent most of His time with them
His family was a poor family
Disciples were of the poorest classes of society

18. EXAMPLES NEW TESTAMENT EXAMPLES
Jesus teaches about justice and equality
Jesus reproached the scribes and the Pharisees because they neglected the orphans and widows
“Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses, and for pretence make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation” (Matthew 23:14)

19. EXAMPLES NEW TESTAMENT EXAMPLES
James the apostle wrote attacking the rich people who treat the poor workers with injustice
“Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have heaped up treasure in the last days. Indeed the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth” (James 5:1-4)

20. EXAMPLES CHURCH HISTORY EXAMPLES
St. John Chrysostom, the Patriarch of Constantinople stood by the poor and the needy
“Feed the hungry first then decorate the altar of Christ with embroided cloth and gold vessels”
St. Basil the great called the rich to care for the poor
“The food that you hide is not yours, but it is the food that should be given to the hungry men. That cloak which is inside your stores is the naked’s dress and the money you keep at home is for the needy.”

21. A Christians duty
Reject any unjust treatment that causes others’ suffering.
Stand up personally
Speak to authorities
Help with organisations that stand against injustice

22. Are we Thankful for What we Have
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23. Why we need to Study