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BOB,

You left out one of the biggest examples of Jesus elevating mercy over justice, which was the stoning of the adulteress in John 8:3-11, where the Pharisees asked Jesus whether the adulteress should be stone according to the law of Moses. Of course, Jesus told them that whoever is without sin should throw the first stone, sparing the woman. Here's a link to the scripture.

It's noteworthy that at no point did Jesus condone what the woman did, nor did he suggest that she wasn't actually guilty of the charges, hence his comment to her, "Go and leave your life of sin." He simply spared her life as an act of mercy, while embarrassing a bunch of hypocritical and legalistic Pharisees.
 
To be clear, grace and justice are both 100% satisfied on the cross. Neither one is held out as more important than the other. God is just and gracious at the same time. He shows grace in the cross because sinners receive love and peace through Jesus' work. He shows justice because the Father poured out His wrath on His Son on the cross. God's requirement of justice has been fulfilled. That is why Jesus said "it is finished" before He died.

About social justice, Jesus never taught a redistribution of wealth whether carried out through government or the church. He commands us to meet the needs of the poor. He doesn't command us to make the poor into middle class or wealthy people. Jesus also commands believers to love both the poor and the wealthy while showing preference for neither. He also explains that many wealthy are opposed to the church. He also chose a significant amount wealthy men to be His apostles. Matthew was a tax collector. Zaccheus while not an apostle was high ranking tax collector who believed in Jesus and was accepted by Him. Paul probably was wealthy before becoming an apostle being a Pharisee that was more zealous than most. Luke was a physician who followed Paul around and wrote 2 books of the Bible. I just don't see Jesus describing wealth and the wealthy as evil like they are being portrayed by those who are in favor of using government to redistribute wealth. Plus I read an article the other day which asked the question, where are all the people that social programs have turned from poor to middle class? Where does all the money go? The money trail primarily goes back into the pockets of those calling for the social programs and wealth redistribution.
 
I don't. I comment on both because both are discussed. Justice is something you brought up. Wealth redistribution was brought up by the OP implicitly by describing us Christians as those who heartlessly oppose it.
 
Satchel…if only 50% of us our paying taxes while the other 50% don't have to pay any but get to enjoy all of the benefits of the taxes the others have paid, that is redistribution of wealth. add to that countless welfare programs and you get the idea. (by the way…i am part of the 50% that pays little or no taxes and i think it is immoral and appalling!).
 
Black Liberation theology. Rev. Wright would be proud.
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Let's review what satchel and chango are now on record as believing:

If you believe that more than 50 percent of the country should pay taxes, you are in violation of almost everything Christ stood for.

He claims to know our opinions on the death penalty, revenge or other social issues, solely on whether we think more than half the country should pay income tax.

He claims that if we don't like half the country not paying taxes, that we do not love our enemies, that we don't turn the other cheek, that we do not pray for our enemies, that we curse our enemies, that we judge people without cause, that we do not hunger and thirst after righteousness (I'm convinced he doesn't know what this verse means since he quoted it despite it having nothing to do with the question), that we are unforgiving, and that we don't give to the poor.

Oh, and in the same post that he accuses us of being judgmental with absolutely no backup to that statement, he then condemns us to Hell because he believes we are in violation of Matthew 25 - even though he hasn't the faintest idea whether any of us have done anything for the poor or not.
 
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