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God's preferential option for the poor and oppressed, with salvation as liberation from all forms of oppression.
Key question: “How does the Gospel liberate the oppressed and challenge unjust structures in society?”
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Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 16:1-13 invites solidarity: the suffering of the poor is a holy summons—today, not someday.
Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 8:18-9:1 exposes pious excuses—if faith never costs power, it’s probably not liberation—today, not someday.
Psalm 2 19:1-10 comforts the crushed: God is not distant from your struggle; He is present as deliverer.
Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 71:1-6 declares God’s preferential option for the oppressed—salvation as concrete liberation—today, not someday.
Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 calls us to faithful obedience rooted in God's enduring truth and mercy.
John 2:1-11 confronts comfortable religion—God sides with the exploited, not the exploiters—today, not someday.
Genesis 9:8-17 calls us to faithful obedience rooted in God's enduring truth and mercy.
Psalm 23: From the underside of history, it meets us gently—names oppression as sin and calls the Church to liberating praxis.
Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 calls the Church to praxis—faith that acts to transform structures—today, not someday.
Romans 8:6-11 Luke 14:25-33, grace is not abstract; it breaks chains and confronts unjust power—today, not someday.
Matthew 5–7: From the underside of history, it meets us gently—names oppression as sin and calls the Church to liberating praxis.
Matthew 5–7: From the underside of history, it doesn’t flatter us—names oppression as sin and calls the Church to liberating praxis.
Acts 2: From the underside of history, it meets us gently—names oppression as sin and calls the Church to liberating praxis.
Proverbs 1: From the underside of history, it doesn’t flatter us—names oppression as sin and calls the Church to liberating praxis.
1 Corinthians 13:1-13 comforts the crushed: God is not distant from your struggle; He is present as deliverer.
1 Corinthians 1:3-9 32:1-3a, 6-15 confronts comfortable religion—God sides with the exploited, not the exploiters—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 15:51-58 exposes pious excuses—if faith never costs power, it’s probably not liberation—today, not someday.
1 Timothy 2:1-7 exposes pious excuses—if faith never costs power, it’s probably not liberation—today, not someday.
If Acts 5:27-32 sounds political, remember: oppression is already political—today, not someday.
In Deuteronomy 26:1-11, grace is not abstract; it breaks chains and confronts unjust power—today, not someday.
Galatians 4:4-7 8:18-9:1 comforts the crushed: God is not distant from your struggle; He is present as deliverer.
In Galatians 6:1-16, hope becomes resistance—God’s promises create courage for today—today, not someday.
Isaiah 35:1-10 1:4-10 confronts comfortable religion—God sides with the exploited, not the exploiters—today, not someday.
Isaiah 49:1-7 16:1-13 confronts comfortable religion—God sides with the exploited, not the exploiters—today, not someday.