What If Jesus Was Serious about Justice? A Visual Guide to the Good News of God's Judgment and Mercy

by Skye Jethani

Publisher:

Brazos Press

, 2025

Overview

If God is love, then how do we make sense of the evil we see everywhere in the world?
 
In What If Jesus Was Serious about Justice?, Skye Jethani explores what the Bible really says about God's restorative justice and how he punishes evil and rewards good. The fifth in Jethani's popular What If Jesus Was Serious? series, this guide includes the author's hand-drawn illustrations in each accessible chapter.
 
Jethani examines the biblical understanding of justice as the restoration of right relationships both among people and between people and God. He considers themes of judgment and mercy in Jesus's ministry and explains Jesus's warnings about God's final judgment of those opposed to his kingdom of justice.
 
Readers will emerge with a better understanding of God's love, wrath, the cross, eternity, and more. In addition, Christians will find new ways to bridge the divide in the church over the importance of personal salvation and communal justice.

From the Back Cover

If God is love, then how do we make sense of the evil we see everywhere in the world?

What does the Bible really say about how God punishes evil and rewards good? What does it say about God's restorative justice?

Join Skye Jethani as he explores Jesus's teachings on justice, offers insight into God's judgment, mercy, and restoration of all things, and helps you find new ways to bridge the divide in the church over the importance of personal salvation and communal justice.

"For far too long, many Christians have compartmentalized faith in a way that distorts the comprehensive gospel Jesus taught. This is especially true regarding matters of justice. Skye Jethani offers robust theological insights in bite-sized servings, giving us just enough to chew on--and plenty to be changed by. If you're looking for an introduction to a Christian understanding of justice, start here."
--Rich Villodas, lead pastor, New Life Fellowship; author of The Narrow Path

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Contents

Contents

Introduction: Yes, and . . .
Part 1: Order and Chaos
Part 2: Horizontal and Vertical
Part 3: Judgment and Mercy
Part 4: Victory and Defeat
Part 5: Reward and Punishment

Product Details

• Title: What If Jesus Was Serious about Justice? A Visual Guide to the Good News of God's Judgment and Mercy
• Author: Skye Jethani
• Publisher: Brazos Press
• Print Publication Date: 2025
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 256
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9781493449828, 9781587436208, 1587436205, 1493449826
• Resource ID: LLS:9781493449828
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-22T23:46:12Z

About Skye Jethani

SKYE JETHANI is an author, speaker, consultant and ordained pastor. He also serves as the co-host of the popular Phil Vischer Podcast, a weekly show that blends astute cultural and theological insights with comical conversation. He has been a sought after consultant for groups facing challenges at the intersection of faith and culture like The Lausanne Movement, The White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, and the Interfaith Youth Core. Skye has authored three books, The Divine Commodity: Discovering a Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity, WITH: Reimagining the Way You Relate to God, and Futureville. Skye and his wife Amanda have three children: Zoe, Isaac, and Lucy and reside in Wheaton, IL.