Session 1: What do the Scriptures Say About Justice?
Isaiah 58:1-12
Preparation Resources
1) Tim Keller sermon: Justice
Discussion Topics
1) How has the family and/or faith community in which you were raised helped shape your
understanding of what ‘justice’ means?
2) What has been the impact of contemporary culture on your thinking? For example, what
cultural symbols might you associate with ‘justice’? How is this similar or dissimilar to how
McCaulley defines biblical justice? [‘fair treatment of others that reflects God’s own character,
with a particular concern for the ways individuals and societies deny fair treatment to and exploit
the poor and weak’.]
3) McCaulley points out the scripture reveals God as exercising mercy as well as justice and
asserts God’s justice may not always be what we want. What thoughts do you have about the
interaction of justice and mercy in human activity, in society as a whole, personally?
4) McCaulley argues the call from God to seek justice for the oppressed extends to secular
society/pagan kings, not just to the covenant people. What do you think that means for Christian
participation in secular society?
5) What does the assertion that it is a manifestation of Christian discipleship to contend for
justice mean to you?
1) Tim Keller sermon: Justice
Discussion Topics
1) How has the family and/or faith community in which you were raised helped shape your
understanding of what ‘justice’ means?
2) What has been the impact of contemporary culture on your thinking? For example, what
cultural symbols might you associate with ‘justice’? How is this similar or dissimilar to how
McCaulley defines biblical justice? [‘fair treatment of others that reflects God’s own character,
with a particular concern for the ways individuals and societies deny fair treatment to and exploit
the poor and weak’.]
3) McCaulley points out the scripture reveals God as exercising mercy as well as justice and
asserts God’s justice may not always be what we want. What thoughts do you have about the
interaction of justice and mercy in human activity, in society as a whole, personally?
4) McCaulley argues the call from God to seek justice for the oppressed extends to secular
society/pagan kings, not just to the covenant people. What do you think that means for Christian
participation in secular society?
5) What does the assertion that it is a manifestation of Christian discipleship to contend for
justice mean to you?