Mark 12:29-31 “Jesus answered him, "The first of all the commandments is: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One. (30) And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.' This is the first commandment. (31) And the second, like it, is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these.”
So what about unjust laws and laws of persecution against people within society that are not Christians? Should Christians take up their causes as well? If we follow the commandment of God then we will, for as quoted by our Lord Jesus in the above passage of scripture, God instructs us to love our neighbours as ourselves. In other words if we see members of society being persecuted or discriminated against through unjust laws or wrongful prosecutions, then believers should respond in the same manner that they would if they themselves were experiencing such treatment. Believers can do so through their support of legal challenges, peaceful protests and where appropriate, financial support as well. Again it must be mentioned that in circumstances like these, the church should not keep silent but rather they (especially the church leadership) should publically speak out when governments perpetrate injustices on certain members of society. Two examples of the types of injustices that governments can perpetrate would include racial laws and laws against the unborn through legalized abortions.
Michael E.B. Maher
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