Stuart Greaves - False Justice: Unveiling the Truth about Social Justice

FALSE
JUSTICE

Unveiling the Truth About Social Justice

Stuart Greaves

Copyright 2012Stuart Greaves

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Dedication

To my niece, Mahan Gabriella.

I know that You can do everything,

And that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You (Job 42:2).

To my nephew, Hasen Justice.

The God of our fathers has chosen you that you should know His will, and see the Just One, and hear the voice of His mouth. For you will be His witness to all men of what you have seen and heard (Acts 22:14-15).

Acknowledgments

Special thanks to Holly Fields, Stephanie Cantrell, Alisha Powell, Amanda Beattie, Alina Martiniuc, Bret Mavrich and Katie Bolling who all put countless hours helping make this book project a reality.

For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister (Hebrews 6:10).

Endorsements

This book contains a timely and foundational message to anyone who desires to touch the poor and oppressed of the earth. Solidly grounded in the truths of Scripture and filled with careful insights into the dangers of undertaking justice ministries without a right paradigm of Jesus, False Justice gives the theological underpinnings for cultivating a Christ-centered outworking of justice.

ALLEN HOOD

President of the International

House of Prayer University

This emerging generation has been apprehended by a burning call to bring forth Justice in the earth. But Justice without Jesus can be a global exercise in humanistic paradise building. My friend Stuart Greaves, writing with a profound prophetic wisdom from heaven, will help this passionate generation bring forth true justice that will flow down like a mighty river and preserve it from the muddy waters of a humanistic justice alliance that ultimately leads to a worship of man himself. Let Jesus, the champion of Justice, be exalted.

LOU ENGLE

President of TheCall, Inc.

False Justice gives a biblical perspective on the issue of justice that will help us to do works of compassion within the context of truth. Critical for the next generation of intercessory abolitionists who want to tear down slavery, trafficking, and all forms of injustice, it provides clear warnings of errors that must be avoided and the truths in the heart of God that must become the framework for all the contending we do over issues of injustice in the place of prayer.

BENJAMIN NOLOT

President and Founder of Exodus Cry

Stuart Greaves is a man who seeks to live a life of knowing Jesus, and making Him known. He carries one of the clearest and strongest prophetic teaching anointing that Ive ever witnessed. His book, False Justice, emerges not from someone who is studying trends from a distance, but from an intercessor who carries a heart for true biblical justice: The Gospel. The subject of justice is the hot topic both in the church and in the world today, and there are many opinions and ideas in both places that are more opposed to the purposes of God than we realize. In this book, Stuart awakens us to the false justice movement, and then takes us through the Word to show us true justice.

COREY RUSSELL

Director of the Forerunner Program
at the International House of Prayer University

Stuart Greaves wisely and expertly tackles the subject of social justice with truth and scriptural light. False Justice reminds us not to lose our way in our concern for the poor and hurting, but to see Jesus as the Christ through whom all justice will come. Through prayer, fasting, and worship we are His partners on the earth for true spiritual and social justice. This book is a must read. Give it to your friends. Pray, seek the Lord. Contend for justice.

RACHEL HAUCK

Award-winning, best-selling author

If we are to identify true justice we must discern and understand false justice. Stuarts book is a must for anyone who wants to successfully navigate the deceptive fog of this age. As Stuart brilliantly explains, a colossal injustice is taking place among the nationsit is worse than hunger, genocide, human trafficking, and abortionit is the lack of instruction and revelation on the knowledge of God. Stuart Greaves is a profound thinker, an anointed theologian and a man of prayeryou rarely find that combination of skills in one manI highly recommend you read this book several times!

PABLO PEREZ

Director of the Forerunner Music Academy

Most of the world is at war in some expression today and humanity is hopelessly divided on the nature, causes and cures of this time of social turbulence. Our whole media system seems to be a part of the reason for the increased violence. Almost to the last person on earth, if we were questioned as to whether we stood for justice in the world, would answer with an unhesitating YES! But our global attempts at stopping injustice and establishing justice appear to be sources of further division. Stuart Greaves has sounded a relevant principle in the war between opposing ideas of what justice appears to be. It seems to be summed up in: NO CHRIST, NO JUSTICE; KNOW CHRIST, KNOW JUSTICE. He affirms that every attempt and movement toward justice that is not Christocentric will not only end in failure but will introduce conditions characterized by less justice than before. Jesus is our great hope for true justice. This is a splendid book, well-written and balanced with clear directions and wise principles as a working grid for true justice.

JACK TAYLOR

President, Dimensions Ministries

Most of the musicians I meet today have an outcry against the injustices of the world but they often do not know what to do with this cry. As a worshipper, I see the gap between what is and what should be and it causes me to long for the wrong things to be made right. I think this book will give musicians, singers, worship leaders and songwriters some of the clarity they need to proclaim the message of Jesus, the King who loves justice even more than we do.

MISTY EDWARDS

Worship Leader and Sr. Leader at IHOP-KC

O ne indicator signaling the return of Jesus is the widespread proliferation of demonic doctrines to deceive the Church. False teachers will lure the body of Christ away with teachings that seem harmless, but that are disastrous because they undermine the truth about Jesus and our loyalty to Him. What makes deceptive teachings and philosophies so dangerous is that they contain a measure of truth. Errant teachings contain biblical themes such as love, mercy, and justice.