The doctrine of "rights" is a pretext for Unforgiveness, Hatred, Envy, Strife, Conflict, Division and War
Many in the modern western Church think that the doctrine of "rights" is a legitimate one. One of the most common responses they make in response to the claim that there is not such thing as a right is that rights are needed to claim justice. Rights, they argue are a means of protecting people against oppression. This seems like a very convincing, wholesome statement. However, it is not. In fact, it is an extremely selfish statement. Instead of giving up one's self as Jesus has called His followers (Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:34; Luke 14:27), it seeks to attach the self to seeking justice for oneself, under the pretext of seeking to seek justice for others. Even if one did not seek to attach self to seeking justice for others under such a devious, cunning pretext, it is not that any oppressed person has any rights at all, whatsoever. While the follower of Christ has an obligation to plead the cause of the needy and oppressed (Psalm 82:3; Isaiah 1:17; Proverbs 31:9) , it is ...