Just is defined as ‘behaving according to what is morally right and fair’ but as Christians we must search the Scriptures and not a dictionary to define our requirement to act justly. In Micah 6:8 the Hebrew word for just is mishpat. Mishpat = Justice = Equality Tim Keller says “mishpat’s most basic meaning is to treat people equitably. It means acquitting or punishing every person on the merits of the case, regardless of race or social status. Anyone who does the same wrong should be given the same penalty. But it means more than just the punishment of wrongdoing….
Just is defined as ‘behaving according to what is morally right and fair’ but as Christians we must search the Scriptures and not a dictionary to define our requirement to act justly. In Micah 6:8 the Hebrew word for just is mishpat.
Mishpat = Justice = Equality
Tim Keller says “mishpat’s most basic meaning is to treat people equitably. It means acquitting or punishing every person on the merits of the case, regardless of race or social status. Anyone who does the same wrong should be given the same penalty. But it means more than just the punishment of wrongdoing. It also means giving people their rights. Mishpat is giving people what they are due, whether punishment or protection or care.”
There is a second Hebrew word sometimes translated as just, tsedaqah. Proverbs 21:3 tells us that ‘to do what is right (tsedaqah) and just (mishpat) is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.’ For unCUFFED, we strive to act justly; we often deal with kids who have committed egregious crimes so we cannot suggest the abolishment of prisons or the removal of consequences.
In the Bible, the Lord loved David and when David repented for his iniquity with Bathsheeba & Uriah God forgave him. Still, the consequence in David’s life and his family persisted. In Jesus’ lineage in Matthew, 1000 years later, the stigma still hangs on David as the verse refers to David’s son Solomon as being born to the ‘the wife of Uriah.’
What does this look like at unCUFFED?
At unCUFFED we act justly, seek justice for our kids, we advocate for fairness in the judicial system; all the while understanding that even sitting in jail as a consequence of their actions, a kid can be reconciled to Christ, his eternity can be secured, and he can have a peace that surpasses all understanding. Next Week: “Love Mercy”
Just is defined as ‘behaving according to what is morally right and fair’ but as Christians we must search the Scriptures and not a dictionary to define our requirement to act justly. In Micah 6:8 the Hebrew word for just is mishpat. Mishpat = Justice = Equality Tim Keller says…
Just is defined as ‘behaving according to what is morally right and fair’ but as Christians we must search the Scriptures and not a dictionary to define our requirement to act justly. In Micah 6:8 the Hebrew word for just is mishpat.
Mishpat = Justice = Equality
Tim Keller says “mishpat’s most basic meaning is to treat people equitably. It means acquitting or punishing every person on the merits of the case, regardless of race or social status. Anyone who does the same wrong should be given the same penalty. But it means more than just the punishment of wrongdoing. It also means giving people their rights. Mishpat is giving people what they are due, whether punishment or protection or care.”
There is a second Hebrew word sometimes translated as just, tsedaqah. Proverbs 21:3 tells us that ‘to do what is right (tsedaqah) and just (mishpat) is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.’ For unCUFFED, we strive to act justly; we often deal with kids who have committed egregious crimes so we cannot suggest the abolishment of prisons or the removal of consequences.
In the Bible, the Lord loved David and when David repented for his iniquity with Bathsheeba & Uriah God forgave him. Still, the consequence in David’s life and his family persisted. In Jesus’ lineage in Matthew, 1000 years later, the stigma still hangs on David as the verse refers to David’s son Solomon as being born to the ‘the wife of Uriah.’
What does this look like at unCUFFED?
At unCUFFED we act justly, seek justice for our kids, we advocate for fairness in the judicial system; all the while understanding that even sitting in jail as a consequence of their actions, a kid can be reconciled to Christ, his eternity can be secured, and he can have a peace that surpasses all understanding. Next Week: “Love Mercy”
Just is defined as ‘behaving according to what is morally right and fair’ but as Christians we must search the Scriptures and not a dictionary to define our requirement to act justly. In Micah 6:8 the Hebrew word for just is mishpat.
Mishpat = Justice = Equality
Tim Keller says “mishpat’s most basic meaning is to treat people equitably. It means acquitting or punishing every person on the merits of the case, regardless of race or social status. Anyone who does the same wrong should be given the same penalty. But it means more than just the punishment of wrongdoing. It also means giving people their rights. Mishpat is giving people what they are due, whether punishment or protection or care.”
There is a second Hebrew word sometimes translated as just, tsedaqah. Proverbs 21:3 tells us that ‘to do what is right (tsedaqah) and just (mishpat) is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.’ For unCUFFED, we strive to act justly; we often deal with kids who have committed egregious crimes so we cannot suggest the abolishment of prisons or the removal of consequences.
In the Bible, the Lord loved David and when David repented for his iniquity with Bathsheeba & Uriah God forgave him. Still, the consequence in David’s life and his family persisted. In Jesus’ lineage in Matthew, 1000 years later, the stigma still hangs on David as the verse refers to David’s son Solomon as being born to the ‘the wife of Uriah.’
What does this look like at unCUFFED?
At unCUFFED we act justly, seek justice for our kids, we advocate for fairness in the judicial system; all the while understanding that even sitting in jail as a consequence of their actions, a kid can be reconciled to Christ, his eternity can be secured, and he can have a peace that surpasses all understanding. Next Week: “Love Mercy”