Justice or Judgment

Scripture: Micah 3

Introduction

Rotten Rulers

  • “Hear” – Listen up!
  • You should know justice
  • You hate good and love evil
  • You are like cannibals!
  • God won’t answer you

Pathetic Preachers

  • Promise peace when they are fed and paid
  • Shalom – prosperity, success, welfare, health
  • Jesus called out self-righteous Pharisees in Matt 23:37-39
  • Paul warned about false teachers in 2 Tim 4:1-5

Show Justice or Face Judgment

Pathetic Preachers – Darkness, no message from God, He will not answer you

Rotten Rulers – because of you Jerusalem will be destroyed. The Temple mount will become a wild forest.

Jesus came with the Gospel

Jesus proclaim Good News (Gospel)

  • Liberty for the captives
  • Sight for the blind
  • Freedom for the oppressed
  • The Gospel is Spiritual salvation

Take Aways

  • Have you repented and trusted Jesus?
  • Are you a godly leader?
  • Do you love good & hate evil?
  • Do you speak truth in love?