Comments on: Social Justice, or social mercy? http://aaronjedwards.com/2009/11/social-justice-or-social-mercy/ For Passion! For Beauty! For Blogging! Sat, 24 Sep 2011 09:00:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Aaron http://aaronjedwards.com/2009/11/social-justice-or-social-mercy/comment-page-1/#comment-270 Aaron Sun, 14 Feb 2010 06:42:18 +0000 http://aaronjedwards.com/?p=43#comment-270 I realize that they are intertwined, but they are also different. Consider this scenario: a man makes a bunch of bad decisions and ends up homeless. That's justice. That is the man getting what he deserves. That is him reaping what he sows. Now, if someone were to see this man and take compassion on him - maybe even feed him, clothe him, and put him in their guestroom so this man can get back on his feet: That's mercy. I realize that they are intertwined, but they are also different. Consider this scenario: a man makes a bunch of bad decisions and ends up homeless. That’s justice. That is the man getting what he deserves. That is him reaping what he sows.

Now, if someone were to see this man and take compassion on him – maybe even feed him, clothe him, and put him in their guestroom so this man can get back on his feet: That’s mercy.

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please read the book by Wesley Campbell called Mercy and Social Justice’, then you will receive the full understanding, because they are both intertwined. thank you

]]> By: Rachel Hommel http://aaronjedwards.com/2009/11/social-justice-or-social-mercy/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Rachel Hommel Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:41:28 +0000 http://aaronjedwards.com/?p=43#comment-21 Aaron, this is lovely. I am reminded of the difference between mercy and justice so often in my daily routine... especially in my regular work with all those who would be so often classified as sinners or who may have turned their backs on God for whatever reason. I do my best to make a point to give when I can without any expectation of return and know that it is only when I think I am being "fair" or "just" that I suffer from those unmet expectations. When my heart is truly filled with gratitude and recognition of God's grace and love for me, only then do my actions mete out true compassion for others. But when I am filled with judgement of myself and come to situations with a "lacking" heart, unable or unwilling to see God's grace in my life, I expect others to fill the hole that no human can possibly fill... and thus they fail, and I resent and judge where I am not suitable to judge. Thank you for sharing this with me. Aaron, this is lovely. I am reminded of the difference between mercy and justice so often in my daily routine… especially in my regular work with all those who would be so often classified as sinners or who may have turned their backs on God for whatever reason. I do my best to make a point to give when I can without any expectation of return and know that it is only when I think I am being “fair” or “just” that I suffer from those unmet expectations.

When my heart is truly filled with gratitude and recognition of God’s grace and love for me, only then do my actions mete out true compassion for others. But when I am filled with judgement of myself and come to situations with a “lacking” heart, unable or unwilling to see God’s grace in my life, I expect others to fill the hole that no human can possibly fill… and thus they fail, and I resent and judge where I am not suitable to judge.

Thank you for sharing this with me.

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