How Should a Christian Respond to the Black Lives Matter Movement?

A Christian response to the BLM movement must affirm the sacred value of all Black lives (the Imago Dei) and the biblical mandate to act justly (Micah 6:8). This requires discerning between the need for justice and secular philosophies that contradict the universal nature of sin (Romans 3:23) and the truth that identity is ultimately in Christ (Galatians 3:28). The Christian's primary response is the ministry of reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:18), exercised through listening, lamenting, and advocating for righteous systemic change.