What the Bible Has to Do with It: God's Justice and Social Justice in Matthew's Gospel Account

Abstract

The author discusses the idea of justice in our context and within Matthew's gospel. She points out that the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats is one of the foundational texts for how justice is understood by many Christians.She adjures us to consider that the call to care for one another is not contingent on our political party or convictions."Social justice is biblical justice." There may be diffrent ideas regarding the means to achieve God's ends, but the call of God itself, as taught and lived out by Jesus, is clear and compelling.