“Christians believe that there will be a Judgment Day at the end. And it is my belief that on that day justice will be done and there will be a reconciliation between those who have profoundly injured one another takes place.” BelieveEndsDoneChristianBeliefJusticeJudgmentReconciliationInjuredJudgment Day Author:Miroslav Volf
“If I say, 'I forgive you,' I have implicitly said you have done something wrong to me. But what forgiveness is at its heart is both saying that justice has been violated and not letting that violation count against the offender.” IfsHeartHas BeensSaidDoneJusticeForgivingViolationOffendersI Forgive You Author:Miroslav Volf
“If no one remembers a misdeed or names it publically, it remains invisible. To the observer, its victim is not a victim and its perpetrator is not a perpetrator; both are misperceived because the suffering of the one and the violence of the other go unseen. A double injustice occurs-the first when the original deed is done and the second when it disappears.” IfsFirstsDoneRememberSufferingNamesViolenceOriginalsVictimRemainsInjusticeDeedsDisappearInvisibleUnseenObserversPerpetratorsMisdeeds Author:Miroslav Volf
“The significance of the crucifixion is not only what God does for us; consistently throughout the New Testament the crucifixion is portrayed as the pattern that we are to follow. It is a model of social behavior toward the other as well as a statement about what God has done for us.” WellsDoeDoneSocialBehaviorModelsPatternsStatementsSignificanceConsistentlyTestamentNew TestamentCrucifixionSocial Behavior Author:Miroslav Volf