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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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Isaiah 49:1-7 16:1-13 confronts comfortable religion—God sides with the exploited, not the exploiters—today, not someday.
Matthew 11:2-11 Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7, grace is not abstract; it breaks chains and confronts unjust power.
If Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 sounds political, remember: oppression is already political—today, not someday.
Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 15:1-10 invites solidarity: the suffering of the poor is a holy summons—today, not someday.
Isaiah 5:1-7 exposes pious excuses—if faith never costs power, it’s probably not liberation—today, not someday.
Luke 12:32-40 calls the Church to praxis—faith that acts to transform structures—today, not someday.
Luke 18:1-8 confronts comfortable religion—God sides with the exploited, not the exploiters—today, not someday.
Mark 16:1-8 confronts comfortable faith—obedience delayed is obedience denied.
Lamentations 1:1-6 declares God’s preferential option for the oppressed—salvation as concrete liberation—today, not someday.
2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 confronts comfortable religion—God sides with the exploited, not the exploiters—today, not someday.
In Psalm 119:97-104, grace is not abstract; it breaks chains and confronts unjust power—today, not someday.
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 confronts comfortable faith—obedience delayed is obedience denied.
In Acts 11:1-18, grace is not abstract; it breaks chains and confronts unjust power—today, not someday.
2 Kings 5: From the underside of history, it names oppression as sin and calls the Church to liberating praxis.
Psalm 30 invites solidarity: the suffering of the poor is a holy summons—today, not someday.
Job 38–42: From the underside of history, it doesn’t flatter us—names oppression as sin and calls the Church to liberating praxis.
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 12:32-40 comforts the crushed: God is not distant from your struggle; He is present as deliverer.
If Isaiah 6:1-8 sounds political, remember: oppression is already political—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 15: From the underside of history, it meets us gently—names oppression as sin and calls the Church to liberating praxis.
John 3: From the underside of history, it doesn’t flatter us—names oppression as sin and calls the Church to liberating praxis.
Luke 23:33-43 Psalm 119:137-144, hope becomes resistance—God’s promises create courage for today—today, not someday.
In Isaiah 60:1-6, hope becomes resistance—God’s promises create courage for today—today, not someday.
Daniel 7: From the underside of history, it meets us gently—names oppression as sin and calls the Church to liberating praxis.
Matthew 13: From the underside of history, it doesn’t flatter us—names oppression as sin and calls the Church to liberating praxis.