What happens when you call out injustice? 🤔✊ #Courage #SpeakUp #Dr. Thema #FAMELa

Speaker: Not provided

Shared by First African Methodist Episcopal (FAME)
First African Methodist Episcopal (FAME)

Summary

Main message: Believers are called to courageously speak out against injustice, corruption, and hate, even though powerful people will resist and retaliate. Calling out issues God places on your heart is a moral imperative despite fear and discomfort.

Key points:

  • People generally resist being called out and those in power often organize, attack, or label truth-tellers as troublemakers.
  • Speaking truth to power invites backlash, but silence is not the option when God convicts you.
  • God may prompt you to confront issues at every level: family, workplace, church, community, and nation.
  • Courage is required to push past fear and discomfort to address problems ranging from greed and corruption to violence and hate.
  • The call to speak out applies broadly—from interpersonal injustices to systemic and global evils.

Scriptures mentioned: none