“The great biblical tradition says that loving God and loving one's neighbor are not two separate actions but two sides of the same action. It was the prophet Amos who bore witness to the fact that divine worship is nothing but human justice being offered to God and human justice is nothing but divine worship being lived out.” HumansTwoFactsActionSidesJusticeDivineWorshipTraditionNeighborWitnessProphetBoresBiblicalLoving GodTwo SidesGreat Biblical Author:John Shelby Spong
“When we read of the great Biblical leaders, we see that it was not uncommon for God to ask them to wait, not just a day or two, but for years, until God was ready for them to act.” YearsTwoAsksWaitingLeaderReadyBiblicalUncommonGreat Biblical Author:Gloria Gaither
“I guess, as an Anglican, there's always room to move, which can be a dangerous thing, but also a very healthy thing, because bits of the great biblical tradition which you haven't fully plugged into before you've got the space to grow into... not least, the sacraments.” MovingGrowsBitsSpaceRoomsDangerousHavensHealthyTraditionBiblicalSacramentsDangerous ThingsGreat Biblical Author:N. T. Wright
“Essential to the attainment of these national goals is the moral imperative of ensuring social justice and respect for human dignity. The great biblical tradition enjoins on all peoples the duty to hear the voice of the poor. It bids us to break the bonds of injustice and oppression which give rise to glaring, and indeed, scandalous social inequalities. Reforming the social structures which perpetuate poverty and the exclusion of the poor first requires a conversion of mind and heart.” GivingMindFirstsHumansHeartSocialGoalVoiceJusticePoorMoralPovertyBreakDutyEssentialsTraditionDignitySocial JusticeStructureInjusticeConversionOppressionInequalityBiblicalHeart And MindImperativesAttainmentExclusionHuman DignityScandalousSocial StructureInjustice And OppressionSocial InequalityGreat Biblical Author:Pope Francis
“The great biblical tradition enjoins on all peoples the duty to hear the voice of the poor. It bids us break the bonds of injustice and oppression which give rise to glaring, and indeed scandalous, social inequalities.” GivingSocialVoicePoorBreakDutyTraditionInjusticeOppressionInequalityBiblicalScandalousInjustice And OppressionSocial InequalityGreat Biblical Author:Pope Francis