Deciding What We Deserve …
Christianity Today 12:2 (October 21, 1977), pp. 12-15
When is it right and when is it wrong to treat people differently than what they deserve?
The Ethics of Ayn Rand …
Appreciation and Critique
John Piper describes Rand's impact as a novelist and philosopher and assesses her ethical theory from a Christian perspective.
The Pleasure of God in Public Justice …
Having just and honest dealings in the world displays our confidence that God always cares and provides for his children.
Does God Have Civil Rights? …
Los Angeles, the 14th Amendment and God
Until God is given his rights, no human rights will have significance beyond convenience.
On the Way to Criminalizing Christian Truth-Telling …
Protecting persons with “preferences” should not automatically mean protecting them when they perpetrate their preferences.
Do you believe in capital punishment? …
From the message, "Implications of Being Made in the Image of God."
When Is It Right to Repay Evil with Pain? …
Does God ever intend for his justice—his right to punish wrong—to be shared with men?
Is it ever right to lie? …
John Piper answers the most notorious question about falsehood.
Atlas Shrugged Fifty Years Later …
Appreciation and Criticism
John Piper reflects on the insights and errors of Ayn Rand's writings on the 50th anniversary of her best-selling novel.
What should we do about Illegal Immigration? …
John Piper proposes a way to honor the law and still love the foreigner.
Should Christians ever join a labor strike? …
John Piper describes why striking, though at times permissible, may not be the best way to enact change in the workplace.
Should we try to legislate the Bible in today's society? …
John Piper says that coercion cannot be the means to our morality.
Is it wrong to want mercy for a criminal who deserves capital punishment? …
John Piper says that mercy and justice are not mutually exclusive.
Q & A with Tim Keller, 6 …
What do you do personally to engage in social justice?
Q & A with Tim Keller, 9 …
What is Hope For New York?
Q & A with Tim Keller, 10 …
How does a pastor encourage his church to do justice in the community?
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- The Social Panorama of Our Day (with Portuguese Interpretation) (Conference Messages)
- If Christ Predicted War, May Christians Pray for Peace? (Taste & See Articles)
- The Uncertainties of War and the Hope of History (Taste & See Articles)
- Subjection to God and Subjection to the State, Part 1 (Sermons)
- Subjection to God and Subjection to the State, Part 2 (Sermons)
