Generous Justice: How God’s Grace Makes Us Just
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Overview
It is commonly thought in secular society that the Bible is one of the greatest hindrances to doing justice. Isn’t it full of regressive views? Didn’t it condone slavery? Why look to the Bible for guidance on how to have a more just society? But Timothy Keller challenges these preconceived beliefs and presents the Bible as a fundamental source for promoting justice and compassion for those in need. In Generous Justice, he explores a life of justice empowered by an experience of grace: a generous, gracious justice. This book offers readers a new understanding of modern justice and human rights that will resonate with both the faithful and the skeptical.
Key Features
- Provides compelling arguments for the ongoing relevance of Christian belief in society
- Addresses key practical questions all Christians wrestle with in their journey of faith
Top Highlights
“The three causes of poverty, according to the Bible, are oppression, calamity, and personal moral failure.” (Page 38)
“‘Defend the rights of the poor and needy’ (Proverbs 31:9). Mishpat, then, is giving people what they are due, whether punishment or protection or care.” (Page 4)
“The term for ‘mercy’ is the Hebrew word chesedh, God’s unconditional grace and compassion. The word for ‘justice’ is the Hebrew term mishpat. In Micah 6:8, ‘mishpat puts the emphasis on the action, chesedh puts it on the attitude [or motive] behind the action.’18 To walk with God, then, we must do justice, out of merciful love.” (Page 3)
“To my surprise, there is a direct relationship between a person’s grasp and experience of God’s grace, and his or her heart for justice and the poor.” (Page xix)
“Realize, then, how significant it is that the Biblical writers introduce God as ‘a father to the fatherless, a defender of widows’ (Psalms 68:4–5). This is one of the main things he does in the world. He identifies with the powerless, he takes up their cause.” (Page 6)
Praise for the Print Edition
Keller shows us how a . . . spirit—one of generosity coupled with justice—can thoroughly alter not only a person but, ultimately, society as a whole. . . . Many gems are to be mined from Generous Justice.
—The Washington Times
- Title: Generous Justice: How God’s Grace Makes Us Just
- Author: Timothy Keller
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: Dutton
- Print Publication Date: 2010
- Logos Release Date: 2016
- Pages: 272
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Christianity and justice; Social justice › Religious aspects--Christianity; Grace (Theology)
- ISBNs: 9780525951902, 0525951903
- Resource ID: LLS:GENEROUSJUSTICE
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T00:14:22Z
Timothy Keller (1950-2023) was the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, which he started in 1989. For over 20 years, he led a diverse congregation of young professionals with a weekly attendance of over 5,000. He was also president of Redeemer City to City, which plants new churches in New York and other cities. For the last decade, the organization has launched over 200 churches in 35 cities. Logos has collected his sermons in the Timothy Keller Sermon Archive (1989–2011) and Timothy Keller Sermon Archive (2012–2013).
Keller wrote multiple New York Times bestselling books, including The Reason for God and The Prodigal God. His recent work included The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God, Walking with God through Pain and Suffering, and Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Work. He is also wrote his own commentary and study guide series. Christianity Today has said, “Fifty years from now, if evangelical Christians are widely known for their love of cities, their commitment to mercy and justice, and their love of their neighbors, Timothy Keller will be remembered as a pioneer of the new urban Christians.”