This paper briefly considers something of what the Bible has to say about the role of the Holy Spirit in social justice, observing that the Spirit creates, refreshes, renews and restores; that his presence brings, and inevitably results in, freedom; that he holds together and builds both our...
In the last few weeks, we have learned about the Bible and slavery. We learned about the Bible and capital punishment. We learned about the Bible and the occult. Today, we are going to look at the Bible and social justice. This is a very important topic. People talk about social justic...
But I would remind you that my concern about the issue of social justice and the gospel, as I’ve been saying for the last couple of weeks, is the evangelical church is putting itself in a very difficult situation to preach the gospel by affirming the social and sort of political and id...
Social justice, within the biblical context, is deeply intertwined with the concept of worship. The Scriptures present a holistic view of worship that extends beyond ritualistic practices to encompass ethical living and justice. This entry explores the biblical foundation for understanding social justice...
concern for “social justice.” If the doctrines of God’s Word are not uncompromisingly reasserted and defended at these points, there is every reason to anticipate that these dangerous ideas and corrupted moral values will spread their influence into other realms of biblical doctrines and ...
The author discusses the idea of justice in our context and within Matthew's gospel. She points out that the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats is one of the foundational texts for how justice is understood by many Christians.She adjures us to consider that the call to care for one anot...
And so, I talk about spades as a way to get the question of distribution and black person socialism on the table, because too often the question of what it means to be a justice-oriented Christian devolves into a kind of budget shaming or financial scolding of how folks save, invest, ...
Social justice means all citizens are entitled to the same rights and services. I am deeply concerned that we continue to fail the children who are abused, neglected, and just plain unwanted. Foster children, who depend on society’s largesse for their very existence, go largely unseen. Becau...
The Sojourners vision is “Faith in action for social justice.” Piggy-backing on its vision, they claim to “sojourn with others in different faith traditions,” which isnotbiblical. The Bible makes it clear that we are to love and engage with others (of different faiths), but we do no...
Jelly Roll Inspires Elvie Shane to Fight ‘More Openly’ for Social Justice [Interview] Elvie Shanehas always been proud of his blue-collar Kentucky roots, and ready to advocate on behalf of people who come from similar stories. But in his upcoming chapter of music, he's articulating his ...