Christianity and Injustice

Christians understand that this world is corrupt.  They know that they cannot fix this fallen world.  They know that there will always be corruption here.  So what does that mean with respect to addressing injustice?

I have been pondering this question as I am faced with issues of what I see as injustice in our local government that has landed on my doorstep.  I can see what is happening is wrong.  I have been affected, but more importantly, so are other people, who are less able to stand-up to these city officials, and who are more deeply impacted by the fines they impose.

Christianity asks us not to judge.  But there is a difference between judging someone and preventing them from harming another.  An act of love for one's neighbor is protecting them from the abuses of those who would weild their power over them.  I am lucky.  I have resources.  I have intellectual abilities that would allow me to advocate for myself.  Many of my neighbors have disabilities, both physical and mental, that impair their ability to stand up for themselves.  The bigger question is, Why should we have to stand up against the government that is meant to be of service to our community?  

Of course, this is why Christianity is so powerful, because there is already a firm awareness that the world is corrupt.  So the question is, what do we do about it?  We love one another.  We love and protect our neighbors and our neighborhood.  So instead of fighting against, we are fighting for.  Protecting those who cannot protect themselves.  With this attitude we will have God on our side.

From the Website: Life Hope and Truth
https://lifehopeandtruth.com/life/christian-living/christianity-in-progress/what-should-christians-do-about-injustice/

John urged us to “not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth” (1 John 3:18).
Asaph the psalmist wrote that God is looking for those who will “defend the poor and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor and needy; free them from the hand of the wicked” (Psalm 82:3-4). Isaiah echoed, “Seek justice, rebuke the oppressor; defend the fatherless, plead for the widow” (Isaiah 1:17).
Paul admonished, “As we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith” (Galatians 6:10, emphasis added throughout).
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There’s no getting around it: a Christian who is content to turn a blind eye to the injustices suffered by others is missing the point of what it means to be a Christian.