Doing Justice, Showing Mercy

by Wright, Vinita Hampton

• ISBN13: 9780877881803
• ISBN10: 0877881804
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2000-03-07
• Publisher: Harold Shaw Pub

Summary

Christians are more aware than ever of problems concerning injustice.  How are we to respond?  Can one person make a difference?  The Bible's teachings are just as valid--and radical--today as they were centuries ago.  They instruct us to live as lights in the darkness, and they reveal the true source of our hope for the world.

Author Biography

Vinita Hampton Wright, a writer and editor, is the author of numerous books, including several Fisherman Bible Studyguides such as Angels and Proverbs: Wisdom That Works. She also conducts creativity and spirituality workshops at conferences and retreats across the country. Vinita and her husband, Jim, live in Chicago.

Table of Contents

Introduction	5	(2)
How to Use This Studyguide	7	(4)
What God Requires: ``to act justly''	11	(6)
Amos 5:11-15, 21-24; Jeremiah 22:11-17
For Those Who Lead: ``woe to the shepherds''	17	(5)
Deuteronomy 17:14-20; Jeremiah 23:1-4, 16-18, 21-23; Matthew 23:1-28
For Those Who Follow: ``in repentance and rest''	22	(5)
Ezekiel 34:17-22; Isaiah 30:8-18; Matthew 25:31-46
The Place of Power: ``whoever wants to become great''	27	(7)
1 Kings 21; Mark 10:35-45
Wealth and Complacency: ``neither hot nor cold''	34	(6)
Amos 6:1-7; Ezekiel 16:49-50; Revelation 3:14-22
Down with Oppression!: ``all the lands are at rest and peace''	40	(7)
Isaiah 14:3-17; James 5:1-6
Balance of Wealth: ``it shall be a jubilee''	47	(6)
Leviticus 25:8-38; Acts 6:1-7
Our Response to the Poor: ``remember that you were slaves''	53	(6)
Nehemiah 5:1-13; Deuteronomy 24:6, 10-15, 17-22
Why Christ Came: ``by his wounds we are healed''	59	(6)
Isaiah 42:1-4; Luke 4:14-21; Isaiah 52:13-53:12
God's Unreasonable Mercy: ``the last will be first''	65	(5)
Luke 6:27-38; Matthew 20:1-16
The Death of Prejudice: ``many parts, but one body''	70	(5)
1 Corinthians 12:12-26; James 2:1-9
A Radical Lifestyle: ``your light will rise in darkness''	75
Romans 12:2, 9-21; Colossians 3:5-17; Isaiah 58:6-12