Does the Bible Advocate for Social Justice? | Questions You're Asking | Amos 5.24
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This is a podcast episode titled, Does the Bible Advocate for Social Justice? | Questions You're Asking | Amos 5.24. The summary for this episode is: What does the Bible say about politics and social issues? Should religious matters be kept separate? Hear how https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastor Keith Simon) approaches the subject in this episode as he continues our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/questions-youre-asking/ (Questions You're Asking).
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Outline
0:30 - Does the Bible advocate for social justice?
1:25 - What is social justice?
2:45 - Does the Bible call Christians to work for a just society?
4:00 - https://quarterly.gospelinlife.com/a-biblical-critique-of-secular-justice-and-critical-theory/ (Tim Keller) on Christianity, social justice, and politics
5:30 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=leviticus+19&version=ESV (Leviticus 19)
8:40 - Aristotle's beliefs and the natural inclination of the human heart
9:05 - https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm (Dr. King's Christian argument) and https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=amos+5.24&version=ESV (Amons 5.24)
9:50 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=isaiah+58.6-7&version=ESV (Isaiah 58.6-7)
10:40 - Subscribe. Rate. Share.
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Passages
Leviticus 19: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=leviticus+19&version=ESV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=leviticus+19&version=ESV)
Amos 5.24: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=amos+5.24&version=ESV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=amos+5.24&version=ESV)
Isaiah 58.6-7: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=isaiah+58.6-7&version=ESV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=isaiah+58.6-7&version=ESV)
References
Tim Keller ("A Biblical Critique of Secular Justice and Critical Theory" by Timothy Keller from Life in the Gospel): https://quarterly.gospelinlife.com/a-biblical-critique-of-secular-justice-and-critical-theory/ (https://quarterly.gospelinlife.com/a-biblical-critique-of-secular-justice-and-critical-theory/)
Aristotle's beliefs ("Ancient Philosophers: Aristotle"): http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/slavery/ethics/philosophers_1.shtml#:~:text=It's%20clear%20that%20Aristotle%20thinks,fit%20only%20for%20physical%20labour. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/slavery/ethics/philosophers_1.shtml#:~:text=It's%20clear%20that%20Aristotle%20thinks,fit%20only%20for%20physical%20labour.)
Dr. King's Christian argument ("I Have a Dream" by Martin Luther King Jr. from American Rhetoric): https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm (https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm)
Resources
Generous Justice: How God's Grace Makes Us Just by Timothy Keller: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8414177-generous-justice (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8414177-generous-justice)
"The Bible and Race" by Timothy Keller from Life in the Gospel: https://quarterly.gospelinlife.com/the-bible-and-race/ (https://quarterly.gospelinlife.com/the-bible-and-race/)
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