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The Christian Responsibility to the Oppressed

“Give justice to the poor and the orphan; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute. - Psalms 82:3 NLT
Psalms 82:3 NLT

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These days there is a lot of talk about the less fortunate and especially the oppressed. It’s very clear from Scripture that as Christian’s we are to defend, and stand against the oppression that we see. To be clear, however, any stand that we make needs to follow biblical principles, not the rights that the world has made up. Unfortunately, following biblical principles is not how the world wants Christians to stand against oppression.

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