“Is the Expression, ‘If You Work Hard, It Will Pay Off,’ part of the Racist Ideology in America?” If that is true, then, telling that to racial and ethnic minorities would be unjust! So then, how does the concept of hard work square with Scripture, God’s word? This message begins with a reminder of what I plan to do in my talk in light of two important questions with respect to the most simplest definition of justice: “The fairness in the way that people are treated.”