Why Biblical Justice?*

  1. Justice is a part of who God is. It’s in His DNA - Isaiah 30:18

  2. Justice is what God loves. – Isaiah 61:8

  3. Justice is what Jesus came to do. - Luke 4:16-20

  4. Justice is what God commands His people to do. - Micah 6:8

  5. Justice and mercy to those in need are signs of authentic faith in God. – 1 John 3:17

  6. By spending ourselves for those in need, we experience the fullness of God and have our deepest needs met. - Isaiah - 58:10-12

Who is Biblical Justice for?  The Bible defines the “Quartet of the Vulnerable” as those who are powerless, in need of justice: the Widow, the Orphan, the Stranger, the Poor. 

Big Idea for our church: Justice is not just something we do, it is who we want to become—people of justice. Men and women of justice.* 

Our strategy: CtK seeks to become people of justice. Here’s how:

  1. It’s slow: we want more than a photo op. We want to see lives and our city changed

  2. It’s relational: we believe that poverty is a relationship problem, not a financial one only. So we emphasize life-on-life not projects

  3. It’s in partnership: our church is in a learning and under-girding posture. Therefore, we work in partnerships with experts and organizations who are doing this better than we can.

  4. We go deep not wide: we want to participate in a few things we can do well, not trying to do everything. We are limited.

  5. It’s a way we experience the fullness of the gospel. We are missing out of God’s best when we neglect Justice.*

Our partnerships and how to get involved:

  1. Mt. Pleasant Worship and Outreach Center: Our sister church, doing low-income housing

  2. Glenwood Towers: a low income senior housing project of the city of Raleigh

  3. Temple’s Table: making lunches every Wednesday for those facing hunger

  4. Raleigh Rescue Mission: solving the homeless problem in Raleigh one person at a time

  5. The Bridge International: Fighting human trafficking particularly in the migrant community of NC

Contact a deacon or deaconess to get more involved!

*props to David Spickard, an elder at CtK, for this summary.