He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8

The godless in our world have always twist truth to suit themselves and their wicked agendas. This is grossly true regarding the concept of justice in our day. Consider the following words about God and justice from Deuteronomy 32:4:

“He is the Rock, His work is perfect; For all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright is He.”

And as God instructs in Micah 6:8, if we would please Him we are to do justly. What does that mean? Simply stated, equality means judging all people by the same standard. Judging everyone’s outcomes by the same standard does not guarantee that everyone will achieve the same outcome. Why? Because in this world, not all have equal abilities, nor do all work with equal diligence to achieve their best, much less the same results.

In our day, equality (as defined in the previous paragraph), has been hijacked by the term equity, which is supposed to guarantee everyone the same outcome. To guarantee everyone the same results (irrespective of ability and/or effort) is patently unjust.

First, some have superior mental and/or physical abilities that those lacking such abilities will never match. Second, some work harder than those who do not. Justice judges everyone by the same standard, acknowledging that all will not be Olympians, scholars, or millionaires. Modern “equity” says everyone must achieve the same results, regardless of ability and diligence.

Those who insist on “equity” break the 8th Commandment (you shall not steal), and the 10th Commandment (you shall not covet). How? Stealing is taking from another who has what you do not have—which ideally no one would do if everyone had the same. Coveting is longing to have what someone else has—which ideally no one would do if everyone had the same.

Modern “equity” is at the root of “class warfare” which insists that stealing and coveting are okay if someone has more of anything than you have (or want and do not have).

What brings this up today? Today is Martin Luther King Day in the United States. Read Dr. King’s, “I Have a Dream” speech. He was rightly calling for justice and equality, not “equity.”

May God have mercy on our mixed up, sinful nation.