Social Justice

Is Social Justice a Gospel Issue?

D. A. Carson on the (Ambiguous) Claim ‘This Is a Gospel Issue’

Seven Questions With Phil Johnson

Michael Bird: These signers are on a different planet to the one the Bible was written on and the planet that I live on.

MacArthur: The message of social justice diverts attention from Christ and the cross … It obscures the promise of forgiveness for hopeless sinners by telling people they are hapless victims of other people’s misdeeds.

“What it does is lay out a basic and fundamental set of principles for the discussion.” - Hohn Cho (Pyro)

The Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel

Sometime after I entered full-time ministry, it dawned on me (to my profound shock) that the greatest threats to biblical truth typically arise from within the fellowship of professing believers—and it is a relentless parade of attacks. See the rest of the series here.

“I appreciated the words of Nate Pickowicz, calling for graciousness. My hope had been the same as Tim Challies’, that after well over 50 years of faithful ministry—and nearly 50 of it at the same church—an older man who has been right about so many other issues over the decades would at least have ‘the credibility [to] gain a hearing.’” - Pyro

“Over the years, I’ve fought a number of polemical battles against ideas that threaten the gospel. This recent (and surprisingly sudden) detour in quest of ‘social justice’ is, I believe, the most subtle and dangerous threat so far,” he said. - CPost

John MacArthur: Over the years, I’ve fought a number of polemical battles against ideas that threaten the gospel. This recent (and surprisingly sudden) detour in quest of “social justice” is, I believe, the most subtle and dangerous threat so far.