August 19th, 2020

Another post to keep us engaged and thinking about the 5 marks of mission. This one regarding mark 4: transforming unjust systems.

Christians know little about biblical justice, despite its prominence in the Scriptures. This ignorance is having two effects. First, large swaths of the church still do not see ‘doing justice’ as part of their calling as individual believers. Second, many younger Christians, recognizing this failure of the church and wanting to rectify things, are taking up one or another of the secular approaches to justice, which introduces distortions into their practice and lives."

- Tim Keller, Pastor/Professor 

In a recent article, theologian, pastor, and author Tim Keller, gives a biblical critique of secular justice. (Heads-up, It is long and thorough, but given the relevance to our current social and political climate, certainly worth a read). Here's the link