The pitfall of this approach is that as individuals change themselves they will leave standing structures of injustice, which will be reinforced by the departure of those most capable of righting institutional wrongs. A third approach to the millennium seems plausible but more idealistic. The odds are against it, as the hard and soft paths battle to prevail. This route would seek to make real the teachings of Dr. King on reconciling and merging justice and compassion in order to realize the kingdom of God. He set the tone with his first public address in December 1955.
Love is one of the pivotal points of the Christian faith.
There is another side called justice. And justice is really love in calculation. Justice is love correcting that which revolts against love. As both the prophetic and organizational leader of the nonviolent civil rights movement, King strove to bring the whole nation to an accounting for its moral responsibility and its potential freedom. He crafted a philosophy of direct action that challenged sin-ridden structures while affirming the sanctity of each person caught up in these structures.