Justice Q+R

Episode Chapters

1. The theme of justice and righteousness for the vulnerable throughout the Bible
   0:00 - 3:22
2. How does Jesus’ death work to satisfy God’s justice?
   3:23 - 3:23
3. "Hey, guys. I'm Jenn in Grass Valley, California. My question has to do with how Jesus' death works to satisfy God's justice. From your discussion, I can see how it brings about mishpat for the oppressed and for the needy, but so often, the cross is discussed in terms of substitutionary atonement, and I have a harder time seeing how that works. Thinking in legal terms, if I murdered somebody and was allowed to go free because an innocent person volunteered to take my punishment for me, nobody would call that justice. So why does that model work for God?" - Jenn in Grass Valley, California
   3:24 - 23:06
4. How do we distinguish "doing justice" from being an issue of the Church or the state to address?
   23:07 - 23:07
5. "Hi, guys. This is Corey Miller from West Lafayette, Indiana. I teach ethics and philosophy at Indiana University. My question pertains to the characterization of mishpat, as the problems of the poor and the downtrodden ought to become my, or our, problem. In particular, have we failed to distinguish between owning that problem as an application for the Church versus the state?" - Corey Miller from West Lafayette, Indiana
   23:08 - 39:02
6. How do we determine who is oppressed and who isn’t? And how do we stand up against people who refuse to see the oppressed?
   39:03 - 39:03
7. There seems to be this divide amongst Christians on who is oppressed and who isn't. For example, I've heard 2 Thessalonians 3:10 used as a case against helping the homeless. How do we as a collective body in the Spirit determine who is oppressed and who isn't and, in the same way, stand up against those who refuse to see the oppressed, but do that in love?
   39:04 - 57:12
8. What’s the relationship in the Bible between justice and power?
   57:13 - 57:13
9. "Hey, Tim. Hey, Jon. My name is Vic. I'd love if you could shed some light on what the Bible says about the relationship between justice and power. I'm a chaplain in an addiction recovery program in Baltimore, Maryland. We talk a lot about power and powerlessness in a number of different ways, and we'd love to hear your thoughts on that." - Vic from Baltimore, Maryland
   57:14 - 65:07