People treat their enemies in one of three ways: demonically, legalistically, or christianly. Returning evil for good is demonic. Giving back good for good and evil for evil (eye for an eye) is legalistic. Many Christians practice this second way without giving it a second thought. Someone puts out your eye and you put out …
“Social Justice” and “Systemic”: Christian or Not?
“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 The other day a friend told me that “social justice” is …
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Is “Social Justice” and “Systemic,” Christian?
“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 People keep telling me that creation care, social justice work, and …
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5-Minute Meditations on the Sermon on the Mount (Chapter 1 of WHAT ON EARTH? a book by Barney Wiget)
https://youtu.be/wo7MyF8kMls The Big Idea Suggestions for Personal Reflection, Group Discussion, and Taking Action for the book: WHAT ON EARTH? Considering the Social Implications of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount Chapter 1 - What’s the BIG IDEA? What do you think E. Stanley Jones meant by calling the Sermon “A working philosophy of life.”I claim that …
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