Justice and Oppression

Deut. 26:5-9; Exodus 22:21-24 Justice and Oppression
Sermon Notes for May 6 2012, Fifth Sunday in Easter
Part 3 of Do Justice Series, by Pastor Dennis Tuuri

Intro - Paul Ryan - Will the real Catholic please stand up?
James Garfield, Lizards
Doing What We Love To Undo What We Hate
Doing Justice and the Reformation
The Council of Trent by Froude
Doing Justice in the CREC and at the Ballot Box

I. The Old Testament "Apostles Creed" - Dt. 26:5-9
II. The Old Testament Path - Ex. 22:21-24
III. Evidences of Injustice (See Attached)
1. ashaq - oppressed, Ecc. 4:1; Ps. 103:6,7; Magnificat Discouragement, Optimism, Two-eyed duty
Injustice, the Poor, and Oppressors
Look for Institutionalized Oppression
2. yanah - enslaved Christians Reverse Slavery - Ex. 23:16,17
Look for dependence on impersonal systems
Paul Ryan
3. nagas - forced labor
Messiah comes to reverse - Isa. 9:3-6
Look for those overloaded with work
4. lahats - squeezed and crying - Ex. 3:9
Look for those between a rock and a hard place (CSOC)
5. ratsats - crushed - Isaiah and Luke Look for the crushed and bring them into sabbath
6. daka - pulverized - Ps. 57:15
Look for encouragements to abortion 7. anah - humiliated (Christians?)
Look for the sexually trafficked and illegal immigrants
8. tsar - hated
Look for people who are hated by others
9. tsarar - bound with poverty Look for the institutionalized poor
10. tsuq - besieged
IV. God's Just Oppression