Is John MacArthur Right About Social Justice? (Part 6 of 6) "If I criticize somebody, it’s because I have higher hopes for the world, something good to replace the bad.” Mort Sahl At long last we’ve come to my final rant contesting John MacArthur’s sermon series on “Social Justice and the Gospel.” In this series …
Is Justice a “Gospel” Thing?
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 …
