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How the Church Gets Justice Wrong (and How to Begin Getting It Right)

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  • Michael Horton

How should the church think about the matter of social justice? This article explains that the way to start thinking rightly about the subject is by exploring the relationship between the Great Commission and the great commandment.

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The Ethics of Personhood

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  • Justin S. Holcomb

What is a person? A biblical understanding of personhood gives the necessary foundation for making ethical decisions on how to treat others. This article offers the biblical view and its consequences. It also shows that wrong views about personhood lead to injustice.

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The True Meaning of Justice in the Workplace

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  • Matt Perman

How should Christians conduct themselves at work? This article looks at how Christians should apply justice and be generous at the same time in their workplace. They exist for the good of others.

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Defending the Defenseless in a Postmodern New Zealand Let Justice Roll on Like a River

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  • Hans Vaatstra

The church has a prophetic call to stand up for the defenseless. This article shows how the church can fulfill such a call. The church must extend justice, compassion and support to the poor.

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Which Law for the Christian Lawyer?

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  • Daniel Flinn

How can Christian lawyers live out their beliefs in their vocation? This article discusses the task of Christian lawyers in upholding justice.

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Justice

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  • Alan Storkey

Storkey provides a guide to resources for further study and action in relation to justice. He offers a review of evangelical and other Christian literature surrounding the theme. Our Christian approaches to justice have often been partial or limited. Having a fuller perspective is a requirement of our Christian calling. This essay includes a number of opinions which really need more debate and is an aid to those who want to engage with the justice of God more deeply.

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Justification and Justice: An Edwardsean Proposal

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  • Randall E. Otto

What is the relation of justification by faith to justice? Otto argues that it was for the purpose of establishing justice that Jesus] sacrificed himself. The [[work of Christ was and is focused on the justice of God. This has tremendous implications for the Christian life.

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"Sell Everything You Have and Give to the Poor": The Old Testament Prophetic Theme of Justice as the Connecting Motif of Luke 18:1-19:10

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  • J. Daniel Hays

In this article Hays argues that the theme of justice is the central theme and motif of Luke 18:1 to Luke 19:10. Hays notices Luke's use of the Old Testament prophets and the theme of justice to be found in the prophets as it is connected to the coming messianic era. He then notices the socio-economic context of the first-century Palestine. Finally, Hays demonstrates how the theme of justice runs through Luke 18 to 19.

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We may force our Lord to punish us, but we will never have to force him to love us. That’s his nature. Thomas Watson
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