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Micah 6:8 · WEB
8He has showed you, man, what is good; and what does Yahweh require of you, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
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Stanley Hauerwas on Church as Micah Community - Anabaptist (Micah 6:8)
"The church IS the community that does justice, loves mercy, walks humbly—together. This is not individual ethic but communal identity. The church embodies Micah 6:8 as alternative community. We pract
John Calvin on Covenant Obedience - Reformed (Micah 6:8)
"What does the Lord require? Covenant obedience expressed in life: justice to neighbor, mercy to the vulnerable, humility before God. This is response to grace, not its replacement. The grateful heart
Billy Graham on Personal Obedience - Baptist (Micah 6:8)
"What does God require of YOU? Justice—be fair in all your dealings. Mercy—be kind to those in need. Humble walk—stay close to God. This is personal obedience, lived out in YOUR relationships, YOUR de
Jim Wallis on Justice as Requirement - Progressive (Micah 6:8)
"'Do justice'—not just avoid injustice, but actively DO justice. This is not optional: it's what God REQUIRES. Love kindness—chesed, covenant love for the vulnerable. Walk humbly—power laid down. This
Gustavo Gutiérrez on Prophetic Requirements - Liberation (Micah 6:8)
"What does the Lord require? Micah answers for the poor: justice that liberates, mercy that dignifies, humble walk with the God who sides with the oppressed. This is not religion as usual but propheti
John Wesley on Holy Living - Wesleyan (Micah 6:8)
"Micah 6:8 is sanctification summarized: works of mercy (justice and kindness) flowing from works of piety (walking humbly with God). Personal holiness produces social holiness. These cannot be separa
Karl Barth on Christ Fulfilling Micah - Christocentric (Micah 6:8)
"What does the Lord require? Christ fulfills it. He did justice—confronting oppression. He loved mercy—healing, forgiving, touching the unclean. He walked humbly—to the cross. Following Jesus IS livin
Pope Francis on Mercy and Justice - Catholic (Micah 6:8)
"Justice and mercy—not opposites but partners. The Church's social teaching flows from prophets like Micah: preferential option for the poor (justice), works of mercy (corporal and spiritual), humilit
Warren Wiersbe on Timeless Requirements - Dispensational (Micah 6:8)
"Micah's requirements transcend dispensations: Israel needed justice, mercy, humility; so does the Church. These are not law versus grace—they flow from relationship with God in every age. Until Chris
Charles Spurgeon on Simple Obedience - Traditional (Micah 6:8)
"What does the Lord require? Not complex rituals but simple obedience: do justice, love mercy, walk humbly. This is religion distilled: right action (justice), right heart (mercy), right posture (humi
Martin Luther King Jr. on Justice and Love - Black Church (Micah 6:8)
"Justice and mercy cannot be separated—justice is love in public. Do justice: dismantle systems of oppression. Love mercy: compassion for the oppressed. Walk humbly: know that the struggle is God's, n
St. John Chrysostom on Active Love - Orthodox (Micah 6:8)
"God requires not sacrifice but mercy—active love for the poor. Justice is mercy in action; mercy is justice from the heart; humility is the ground of both. The Liturgy after the Liturgy is Micah 6:8:
T.D. Jakes on Spirit-Empowered Living - Pentecostal (Micah 6:8)
"What does God require? Justice, mercy, humble walk—and the Holy Spirit EMPOWERS all three! You can't do justice in your own strength, can't love mercy with a hard heart, can't walk humbly with pride.
Bill Johnson on Kingdom Living - Charismatic (Micah 6:8)
"Micah 6:8 is KINGDOM lifestyle! Justice—bringing heaven's righteousness! Mercy—releasing heaven's compassion! Humble walk—staying connected to the King! This isn't religious duty; it's supernatural l
Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Concrete Obedience - Lutheran (Micah 6:8)
"God's requirement is concrete, not abstract: DO justice (not just think about it), LOVE mercy (not just approve of it), WALK humbly (not just nod at humility). Discipleship is lived in the world—ethi
N.T. Wright on New Creation Living - Anglican (Micah 6:8)
"Micah's triad points toward new creation: justice is God's setting-things-right project; mercy is His character; humility is our posture. We participate in God's future now. Every act of justice, eve