Christians must work for justice for historically crushed and marginalized people, because Jesus came to bring good news to the poor and to set at liberty those who are oppressed. Christians should be the first to fight for racial justice and to pursue love across racial difference, not because of any cultural pressure from outside, but because of scriptural pressure from inside. “Black lives matter” is at heart a Jesus song, and we must sing our Savior’s songs, no matter who else plays the tune.
