Beyond the Poor The Law of God and Public Policy Distributive justice reaches to others besides the poor. “For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, ‘You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.’” Deuteronomy ...
Distributive Justice The Law of God and Public Policy Justice requires that we show generosity toward the needy. “For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, ‘You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.’” Deuteronomy ...
Preventive Justice Today The Law of God and Public Policy We still believe in the practice of preventive justice. “If fire breaks out and catches in thorns so that the stacked grain or the standing grain or the field is consumed, he who started the fire shall make restitution.” Exodus 22:6 In the community ...
Preventive Justice The Law of God and Public Policy We must take steps to ensure against injustice. “If fire breaks out and catches in thorns so that the stacked grain or the standing grain or the field is consumed, he who started the fire shall make restitution.” Exodus 22:6 Justice is the reflection of ...
Redress The Law of God and Public Policy We learn obligatory justice at home. “When you make your neighbor a loan of any sort, you shall not go into his house to collect his pledge. You shall stand outside, and the man to whom you make the loan shall bring the pledge out ...
Obligatory Justice The Law of God and Public Policy Justice begins with respecting the image of God in others. “When you make your neighbor a loan of any sort, you shall not go into his house to collect his pledge. You shall stand outside, and the man to whom you make the loan ...
Justice and the Character of God The Law of God and Public Policy We can only understand justice by looking to God. “When you make your neighbor a loan of any sort, you shall not go into his house to collect his pledge. You shall stand outside, and the man to whom you ...
The Nature of Justice The Law of God and Public Policy Justice reflects the character and purpose of God. “You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality, and you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous. Justice, ...
The Goal of Public Policy The Law of God and Public Policy All public policy must aim at justice. “You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality, and you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous. Justice, ...
How We Speak The Law of God and Public Policy We must be wise in the language we use in making public policy. “See, I have taught you statutes and rules, as the LORD my God commanded me, that you should do them in the land that you are entering to take possession ...