Instead of saying all lives matter, Jesus said, “Samaritan lives matter.”
Instead of saying all lives matter, Jesus said, “Children’s lives matter.”
Instead of saying all lives matter, Jesus said, “Gentile lives matter.”
Instead of saying all lives matter, Jesus said, “Jewish lives matter.”
Instead of saying all lives matter, Jesus said, “Women’s lives matter.”
Instead of saying all lives matter, Jesus said, “Leper’s lives matter.”
Even though Jesus loved everyone, even dying for their sins, He went out of his way to intentionally help specific groups of people–the alienated, mistreated, and those facing injustice.
So saying “Black Lives Matter” is one of the most Christ-like things we can do.
https://sojo.net/articles/social-justice-christian-tradition-not-liberal-agenda
(via glitzandshadows)
Yup. Jesus would have been shoulder-to-shoulder at the protests. He was a social pariah in the eyes of the authorities in his day. They had him arrested and murdered because he was basically causing too much trouble for them and raising questions about their power that they didn’t like.
(via amuseoffyre)