Is John MacArthur Right About Social Justice? (Part 5 of 6) We don’t have two gospels. We don’t have a spiritual gospel and a social gospel, or a salvation gospel and a social justice gospel. . . Jesus binds the spiritual and social into a seamless fabric that shouldn’t be torn in two. Donald Kraybill …
“Victims of Injustice Are Just a Bunch of Whiners!” Really?
Is John MacArthur Right About Social Justice? (Part 4 of 6) I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun: I saw the tears of the oppressed—and they have no comforter; power was on the side of their oppressors––and they have no comforter. Ecclesiastes 4:1 Here’s what we’ve covered so far in …
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The “Full Gospel”
Is John MacArthur Right About Social Justice? (Part 3 of 6) “The story of the fall from the book of Genesis tells of relational damage in four directions: between the self and God, the self and the self, the self and other people, and the self and the created order. The gospel story must …
Doing Justice to Justice
Is John MacArthur Right About Social Justice? (Part 2 of 6) “When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist.” Archbishop Dom Helder Camara As much respect as I have for John MacArthur and his ministry I’m posting …
Just a Few of My Problems with “The Wall”
"Build the wall! Build it now!" they chant.* I have a number of problems with the wall that the president promised to construct and put it on Mexico's tab. I've written on this before. (See below.) Here are a few more reasons of mine that I believe it's a really bad idea. (I mean no …
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