{"id":533,"date":"2022-10-02T05:26:46","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T17:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.faithandpractice.nz\/?page_id=533"},"modified":"2025-05-01T14:20:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T02:20:23","slug":"justice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.faithandpractice.nz\/index.php\/recommended-resources\/spiritual-practice\/justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><strong>What does God want us to do?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Love Mercy<\/li>\n<li>Do Justice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Walk Humbly with God<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211; Micah 6:8<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Justice is often confused with judgement, but they are very different from each other. Biblical Justice is about making things right, and includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Action<\/em><\/strong>: Feed the hungry. <strong><em>Intent<\/em><\/strong>: Nourish those who are unable to provide basic needs<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Action<\/em><\/strong>: Clothe the naked. <strong><em>Intent<\/em><\/strong>: Cover and remove the shame of poverty<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Action<\/em><\/strong>: House the homeless. <strong><em>Intent<\/em><\/strong>: Shelter those who have no external protection<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Action<\/em><\/strong>: Support widows. <strong><em>Intent<\/em><\/strong>: Care for those who are disadvantaged by the actions of others<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Action<\/em><\/strong>: Care for orphans. <strong><em>Intent<\/em><\/strong>: Care for those who cannot care for themselves<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Action<\/em><\/strong>: Visit the prisoner. <strong><em>Intent<\/em><\/strong>: Care for those who are disadvantaged by their own actions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/blog\/social-justice-really-mean\">World Vision: The Biblical meaning of Justice<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Biblical references to the word \u201cjustice\u201d mean \u201cto make right.\u201d Justice is, first and foremost, a relational term \u2014 people living in right relationship with God, one another, and the natural creation. From a scriptural point of view, justice means loving our neighbor as we love ourselves and is rooted in the character and nature of God. As God is just and loving, so we are called to do justice and live in love.<\/p>\n<p>As Christians, the building blocks of social justice lie in human dignity, human flourishing, and the sacredness of life. The source of social justice is God\u2019s perfect righteousness, justice, and radical love.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.holiboli.com\/pages\/our-philosophy\">Holi Boli Fashion\u00a0<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Holi Boli is an ethical women\u2019s clothing manufacturer and fashion label based in rural India. They employ local women and provide training, fair wages and meaningful employment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Philosophy:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Child-free labour<\/li>\n<li>Fair-pay labour<\/li>\n<li>Safe working conditions<\/li>\n<li>Equal rights and opportunities<\/li>\n<li>Work \/ Life balance<\/li>\n<li>Eco-friendly manufacturing<\/li>\n<li>Vegan fashion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What does God want us to do? Love Mercy Do Justice Walk Humbly with God &#8211; Micah 6:8 Justice is often confused with judgement, but they are very different from each other. Biblical Justice is about making things right, and <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.faithandpractice.nz\/index.php\/recommended-resources\/spiritual-practice\/justice\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":229,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-533","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.faithandpractice.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.faithandpractice.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.faithandpractice.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faithandpractice.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faithandpractice.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=533"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.faithandpractice.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1524,"href":"https:\/\/www.faithandpractice.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/533\/revisions\/1524"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faithandpractice.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.faithandpractice.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}