Just as justice and grace are both essential aspects of God's character, revival and reformation must both be essential experiences of the church in seeking to live out God's Kingdom call. For example, the spiritual revival led by John Wesley was followed by a social reformation led by William Wilberforce, and that pattern is found throughout church history. Justice and grace. Revival and reformation. Yet, the last grace-filled revival in America-known as the Jesus Movement-never turned into a justice-bringing reformation. ...
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Just as justice and grace are both essential aspects of God's character, revival and reformation must both be essential experiences of the church in seeking to live out God's Kingdom call. For example, the spiritual revival led by John Wesley was followed by a social reformation led by William Wilberforce, and that pattern is found throughout church history. Justice and grace. Revival and reformation. Yet, the last grace-filled revival in America-known as the Jesus Movement-never turned into a justice-bringing reformation. Why?In Justice and Grace: Bringing God's Kingdom to Earth, pastor and community developer Randy Reynolds uses scripture, culture, and a wealth of personal stories to examine the good news of biblical justice, and to uncover how the conservative/liberal split of the early 20th century derailed the growth of America's last great revival from leading to true reformation. Growing out of a grant from the Department of Labor on restorative justice in the juvenile court system, Reynolds invites the evangelical church-both the Baby Boomers of the Jesus Movement, as well as the next generation of Jesus' followers-to seek God and His will in doing justice, loving mercy, and walking humbly with Him.Read Justice and Grace, and join God in bringing His kingdom to earth.
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