How should Christians respond to questions of Injustice? The answer is simple, with the gospel. Martin Luther King Jr said in his, “Loving Your Enemies” sermon, “Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that” (“Loving your enemies, sermon delivered at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, 2017). Acts 17 tells us that God made all nations and races by one blood and for one purpose, his. God caused all his people to be Christ-like, no matter the situation. In African American history, Martin Luther King Jr., shows exactly what it means to be Christ-like. Is hard to fathom the amount of physical and emotional pain African Americans had gone through in that time in history. You wouldn't expect that an African American would use love to fight hatred and violence. The first use of the nonviolent direct-actions, by African-Americans, received mass coverage in the United States and in the world (Franklin & Higginbotham, 2021). Just like Elijah, David, Daniel, for Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; African American figures such as Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King and many others, stood up for injustice, even when it cost them their freedom or even their lives. “But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,” Matthew 5:44.
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Franklin, J. & Higginbotham, E. (2021). From slavery to freedom: A history of African Americans. McGraw Hill.
"Loving your enemies," Sermon delivered at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. (2017, July 10). The Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute. https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/documents/loving-your-enemies-sermon-delivered-dexter-avenue-baptist-church