Biblical Justice Ministry
“And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” —Micah 6:8
Upcoming Events
At Grace Commons Church, we believe every person is created in the image of God. So, we are deeply troubled by injustices in the world today. We desire to be part of ongoing discussions and prayer calling out injustice in the world, in our country and even in our local history. We pray that Grace Commons and the larger Church would follow Christ’s command to “love our neighbor” (Matthew 22:39) and would indeed be “a house of prayer for all nations.” (Isaiah 56:7)
Justice is central to the Kingdom of God and a major theme in the Bible. Watch this six minute video from the Bible Project describing biblical justice.
Ministry Mission
Biblical Justice Ministry (BJM) seeks to be a ministry avenue for the mission and vision of Grace Commons Church to show the love of Jesus with regard to matters of biblical justice.
Core Truths
- The Bible is devoted to justice from first to last, Genesis to Revelation. Justice for the poor and marginalized is central to the Scripture’s message.
- Every human being regardless of race, ethnicity or gender, is created in the image of God and is equally valued by God.
- To “do justice” means to live in a way that generates a strong community where all people can flourish.
- A core principle of God’s message throughout the bible is for Christians to stand against injustice, including racism.
- Racism is present in our society and is a sin against God because it is a denial of the biblical principle that all people are: created in the image of God, equally sinful, and saved only by the grace of God.
Join our team of covenant partners who meet monthly to explore ways each of us can be pointing to Jesus as we, individually or corporately, work towards God’s justice among all people groups or ethne. For more information on how to get involved with the Biblical Justice Ministry, please email biblicaljustice@gracecommons.org.
Background
Originally formed in 2021 as the Racial Justice Ministry, the Biblical Justice Ministry seeks to be a ministry avenue for Grace Commons Church covenant partners and friends to be Christ followers in building God’s kingdom of biblical justice, including racial justice for all peoples.
Our Activities
Members of Boulder Justice Ministry at Grace Commons have helped organize or have participated in the following events:
- Sponsored at Grace Commons, “Biblical Foundations for Building Multiethnic Churches,” a Sunday seminar to learn about and discuss biblical justice led by Scott Anderson from Grace Commons Church and InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (February 2022).
- Co-sponsored with CU Boulder-Center for the Humanities and Arts a series called Difficult Dialogues: Movie showing of This is [Not] Who We Are with a panel discussion moderated by Rev. Carl Hofmann (Oct 2022); Panel Q&A on Anti-Semitism (Sept 2023); Election Year Polarization: Can we stay Good Neighbors? Discussion with panelists including Covenant Partner, Matt Koschman (Sept 2024)
- Ongoing discussions and prayer time focused on biblical justice with other Boulder churches and community organizations, such as the NAACP-Boulder Racial Affairs Committee (RAC).
Books
Note: Titles in BOLD are in the Grace Commons Church Library
- Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson, 2015
- The Myth of Equality: Uncovering the Roots of Injustice and Privilege by Ken Wytsma, 2017
- The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism by Jemar Tisby, 2020
- Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope by Rev. Dr. Esau McCaulley, 2020
- Why We Can’t Wait by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1963
- Resource list from InterVarsity Press books on Justice, Race and Inequality
Recommended Resources
Articles on Biblical Justice
Media
- Bible Project Justice Defined video, Justice Series podcasts
- Holy Post with Phil Vischer Race in America, Part 1 & Part 2
- Fuller Seminary Dialogues: Race and Identity videos
- Tony Evans Embracing Oneness, Part 1 & Part 2
- Veritas Forum Do we need God for Racial Justice?
- ECO (our Presbyterian denomination)—learning resources on Racial Reconciliation
