What’s the Difference Between Social Justice and Biblical Justice?

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What’s the Difference Between Social Justice and Biblical Justice?

25 min

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What’s the Difference Between Social Justice and Biblical Justice?

25 min

Episode 835 Show Notes

From the Show

Often times when we hear phrases like “social justice,” we think of the baggage that may be in our minds from the political discussions around this topic. We are not able to see or hear the Bible’s teaching on this clearly.

–Adriel Sanchez

What’s the Difference Between Social Justice and Biblical Justice?

Questions in this Episode

  1. Do Christians still need to keep Old Testament laws like eating kosher and keeping the Sabbath?
  2. What’s the difference between social justice and biblical justice? It seems these are being intertwined and social justice is replacing biblical justice. Are there any good resources out there that speak to the differences of these things?
  3. Will Jesus literally return from “the east” as it says in Revelation 7?
  4. Does John 15:13 apply to veterans?
  5. Are Christians required to keep a sabbath on some day during the week?

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Adriel Sanchez is the pastor of North Park Presbyterian Church (PCA) in San Diego, CA. He received his theological training from Westminster Seminary California and serves as host of Core Christianity. Adriel is the author of Praying with Jesus and, most recently, Why We Worship: Experiencing Heaven on Earth at Church. He and his wife, Ysabel, have six children.

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