Good News About Injustice Bible Study

By Gary A. Haugen and Andrew T. Le Peau

God's heart for justice resonates through Scripture. With Good News About Injustice, Gary Haugen helped thousands of Christians catch this vision and be empowered to join God's work around the world. Now the Good News About Injustice Bible Study guides you deeper into biblical texts and themes that have informed Haugen's groundbreaking book.
These five easy-to-use studies will challenge and enrich your understanding as you encounter what God's Word says about justice and what it means for you today.
As companions to the IVP Signature Collection, IVP Signature Bible Studies help individuals and groups explore and apply biblical truths found in classic books. Each session features quotations from Good News About Injustice matched with Scripture passages, reflection questions, and application ideas that will equip readers to connect the text to their own lives. A leader's guide is also included.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IVP Bible Studies
• Release date: Oct 26, 2021
• ISBN: 9780830848461

Gary A. Haugen

Gary A. Haugen is founder and CEO of International Justice Mission (IJM), a global human rights agency based in Washington, D.C. Before founding IJM in 1997, Haugen was a human rights attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, and in 1994, he served as the director of the United Nations' investigation in the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide. Haugen is the author of The Locust Effect, Good News About Injustice, Terrify No More and Just Courage. He has been recognized by the U.S. State Department as a Trafficking in Persons "Hero"—the highest honor given by the U.S. government for anti-slavery leadership. His work to confront violence against the poor has been featured by Foreign Affairs, The New York Times, the New Yorker, The Times of India, Forbes, U.S. News and World Report, the Guardian and National Public Radio. He is a graduate of Harvard University and received a JD from the University of Chicago.

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Contents

Getting the Most Out of

Good News About Injustice Bible Study

INTRODUCTION

Discovering the God of Justice

SESSION ONE

Hope in the God of Justice

2 SAMUEL 12:1-14

SESSION TWO

Hope in the God of Compassion

Exodus 33:12–34:7

SESSION THREE

Hope in the God of Moral Clarity

Ezekiel 22:23-31

SESSION FOUR

Hope in the God of Rescue

Luke 10:25-37

SESSION FIVE

Worshiping the God of Justice

Micah 6:1-8

LEADING A SMALL GROUP

SUGGESTED RESOURCES BY INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION

NOTES

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

MORE TITLES FROM INTERVARSITY PRESS

GETTINGTHE MOST OUT OF GOOD NEWS ABOUT INJUSTICEBIBLE STUDY

KNOWING CHRIST is where faith begins. From there we are shaped through the essentials of discipleship: Bible study, prayer, Christian community, worship, and much more. We learn to grow in Christlike character, pursue justice, and share our faith with others. We persevere through doubts and gain wisdom for daily life. These are the topics woven into the IVP Signature Bible Studies. Working through this series will help you practice the essentials by exploring biblical truths found in classic books.

HOW IT’S PUT TOGETHER

Each session includes an opening quotation and suggested reading from the book Good News About Injustice, a session goal to help guide your study, reflection questions to stir your thoughts on the topic, the text of the Bible passage, questions for exploring the passage, response questions to help you apply what you’ve learned, and a closing suggestion for prayer.

The workbook format is ideal for personal study and also allows group members to prepare in advance for discussions and record discussion notes. The responses you write here can form a permanent record of your thoughts and spiritual progress.

Throughout the guide are study-note sidebars that may be useful for group leaders or individuals. These notes do not give the answers, but they do provide additional background information on certain questions and can challenge participants to think deeper or differently about the content.

WHAT KIND OF GUIDE IS THIS?

The studies are not designed to merely tell you what one person thinks. Instead, through inductive study, they will help you discover for yourself what Scripture is saying. Each study deals with a particular passage—rather than jumping around the Bible—so that you can really delve into the biblical author’s meaning in that context.

The studies ask three different kinds of questions about the Bible passage:

Observation questions help you to understand the content of the passage by asking about the basic facts: who, what, when, where, and how.

Interpretation questions delve into the meaning of the passage.

Application questions help you discover implications for growing in Christ in your own life.

These three keys unlock the treasures of the biblical writings and help you live them out.

This is a thought-provoking guide. Each question assumes a variety of answers. Many questions do not have right answers, particularly questions that aim at meaning or application. Instead, the questions should inspire readers to explore the passage more thoroughly.

This study guide is flexible. You can use it for individual study, but it is also great for a variety of groups—student, professional,