Counsels on Social Issue

Counsel #2 — Equal At The Cross

Picture: Counsel #2 — Equal At The Cross CSI 61.1

We are all equally children of God, loved unconditionally and redeemed by Christ's sacrifice. All of us have a shared human condition: we are sinners and need a Savior (Romans 3:23). We all stand in equal dependence on Christ's sacrifice for salvation, humbling us before God and one another.^[98] CSI 61.2

Shattering earthly divisions, all can find unity in Christ. Every person has a shared identity and is equally valued and essential to Jesus; His death on the cross to forgive and save each person proves this. As His followers, it is important to give voice to the voiceless, to see the invisible, and to empower the powerless. CSI 61.3

“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” Galatians 3:28 NKJV CSI 61.4

“We should go forth to seek the oppressed, to lift up the fallen, and to bring help to those who need our assistance.” Ellen White in Review and Herald, January 21, 1896, par.2 CSI 61.5

Reflect: What do you see racially unjust in your church and community? What individual and collective actions can you take to advocate for the marginalized and dismantle systems of oppression that contradict our shared humanity in Christ? CSI 61.6