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Justice

Trust in God Alone

Justice flows from who God is: impartial, merciful and certain, even when it waits for His judgment. Having all broken His law, we show mercy, protect the weak and care for the poor ourselves.

“He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.” — Deuteronomy 32:4

In practice
8 attributes

Trust God’s justice more than human systems. Fall upon The Rock and be broken. Don't let it fall upon you.

The attributes of Justice
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Deuteronomy 10:17
17For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:
James 2:1
1My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
Leviticus 19:15
15Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
Proverbs 24:23
23These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
Deuteronomy 32:4
4He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
Isaiah 30:18
18And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
Psalm 89:14
14Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
Romans 3:25-26
25Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; 26To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
Life's Big Questions · a mentoring walk
Would a loving God send people to hell?
2 Peter 3:9
Whether a loving God can also be a judge, what hell is for, and what happens to people who never heard.
This walk is about another statement, and touches this one.
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Amos 5:24
24But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
Psalm 89:14
14Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
Romans 1:17
17For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
2 Corinthians 5:10
10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14
13Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. 14For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
Luke 12:48
48But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
Romans 14:12
12So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
Romans 8:1
1There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
1 Corinthians 3:12-15
12Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; 13Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. 14If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. 15If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
Life's Big Questions · a mentoring walk
Why evil and suffering?
Romans 5:12
If God is good and God is strong, why does it hurt this much? And why does the Old Testament read the way it does?
This walk is about another statement, and touches this one.
Walk it with a young person
Life's Big Questions · a mentoring walk
Would a loving God send people to hell?
2 Peter 3:9
Whether a loving God can also be a judge, what hell is for, and what happens to people who never heard.
This walk is about another statement, and touches this one.
Walk it with a young person

Topics in the Bible reader’s index that teach this statement. Open one to read its verses.

Judgment 124The Reward of Saints 90Reward 37Afflictions and Adversities of the Wicked 15Agency in Executing Judgments 12 alsoGod's Judgment 10Retribution 10What Happens When you Die 10 also
Topical index: OpenBible.info Topical Bible (CC BY 4.0), Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (public domain).
2 Peter 3:7-9
7But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. 8But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 9The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
2 Corinthians 5:18
18And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
Luke 19:8-9
8And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold. 9And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
Matthew 18:15-17
15Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. 16But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. 17And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
Proverbs 6:30-31
30Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry; 31But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
Hosea 6:6
6For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
James 2:13
13For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
Luke 10:33-37
33But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, 34And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee. 36Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves? 37And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
Matthew 9:13
13But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Life's Big Questions · a mentoring walk
Why evil and suffering?
Romans 5:12
If God is good and God is strong, why does it hurt this much? And why does the Old Testament read the way it does?
This walk is about another statement, and touches this one.
Walk it with a young person
Life's Big Questions · a mentoring walk
Why did Jesus have to die?
1 Peter 3:18
If God loves everyone, why a cross? Why not just forgive? Because forgiveness is never free; somebody always pays.
This walk is about another statement, and touches this one.
Walk it with a young person
Life's Big Questions · a mentoring walk
Would a loving God send people to hell?
2 Peter 3:9
Whether a loving God can also be a judge, what hell is for, and what happens to people who never heard.
This walk is about another statement, and touches this one.
Walk it with a young person
Romans 6:23
23For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Hebrews 9:27
27And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
Matthew 25:46
46And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
2 Corinthians 6:2
2(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
Romans 3:10-12
10As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: 11There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. 12They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Romans 3:19-20
19Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. 20Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
James 2:10
10For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
Ecclesiastes 7:20
20For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Matthew 25:41
41Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
Revelation 20:10-15
10And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. 11And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. 12And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. 13And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. 14And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
The world says
A loving God would never punish anyone; everyone ends up in the same good place, whatever they believed or did.
— From Life's Big Questions · Would a loving God send people to hell?
God says
Hell is real, prepared for the devil and his angels; God is not willing that any should perish; the door is open while you live; the Judge of all the earth does right.
2 Peter 3:9
Life's Big Questions · a mentoring walk
Would a loving God send people to hell?
2 Peter 3:9
Whether a loving God can also be a judge, what hell is for, and what happens to people who never heard.
Walk it with a young person
Life's Big Questions · a mentoring walk
What happens when I die?
Hebrews 9:27
The one appointment nobody misses, and whether the one who keeps it is only a body.
This walk is about another statement, and touches this one.
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Isaiah 1:17
17Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
Luke 4:18
18The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Proverbs 31:8-9
8Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. 9Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
Jeremiah 22:3
3Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.
Isaiah 10:1-2
1Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed; 2To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!
Micah 6:8
8He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
Proverbs 18:5
5It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
Psalm 82:3-4
3Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. 4Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
James 1:27
27Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
Matthew 25:35-40
35For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: 36Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. 37Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? 38When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? 39Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? 40And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
1 John 3:17
17But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
Deuteronomy 10:18
18He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
Matthew 7:3-5
3And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 4Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? 5Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
Matthew 23:23
23Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
Matthew 6:1-2
1Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. 2Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Matthew 23:5
5But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
Luke 18:11-12
11The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. 12I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
Luke 12:1
1In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
Titus 1:16
16They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
The world says
Justice is a hashtag; the loudest outrage is the purest heart. Activists clamor for justice, and virtue is signaled to be seen.
God says
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them. First cast out the beam out of thine own eye. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself.
Matthew 6:1, Matthew 7:5, Luke 18:11-12
The world says
The church is full of hypocrites and split into a thousand pieces, so it cannot be from God.
— From Life's Big Questions · Why so many hypocrites and churches?
God says
There is none righteous; the church is sinners being made new; one body, one Spirit, one faith; and by their love shall all men know.
Ephesians 4:4-6
Life's Big Questions · a mentoring walk
Why so many hypocrites and churches?
Ephesians 4:4-6
Whether the people who follow Jesus disprove Him, and why one Spirit has produced so many churches.
Walk it with a young person

Topics in the Bible reader’s index that teach this statement. Open one to read its verses.

Hypocrisy 107Religion 16Alms 10 alsoPassing Judgment 10Praying in a Closet 10 alsoPraying in Public 10 alsoMistreating Others 9Motives 9Being Wrongly Judged 3Profession 2
Topical index: OpenBible.info Topical Bible (CC BY 4.0), Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (public domain).
Acts 10:34-35
34Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: 35But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.
Genesis 1:27
27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
James 2:1
1My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
Romans 2:6-11
6Who will render to every man according to his deeds: 7To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: 8But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, 9Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile; 10But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile: 11For there is no respect of persons with God.
2 Thessalonians 3:10
10For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
Galatians 6:5
5For every man shall bear his own burden.
Matthew 25:14-30
14For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. 15And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey. 16Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents. 17And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. 18But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money. 19After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them. 20And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more. 21His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 22He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them. 23His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 24Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: 25And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. 26His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: 27Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. 28Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents. 29For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. 30And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Proverbs 10:4
4He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
1 Corinthians 12:22-24
22Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: 23And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness. 24For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked.

Topics in the Bible reader’s index that teach this statement. Open one to read its verses.

Wages 14 alsoInequality 10
Topical index: OpenBible.info Topical Bible (CC BY 4.0), Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (public domain).
1 Timothy 5:3-16
3Honour widows that are widows indeed. 4But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God. 5Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day. 6But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth. 7And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless. 8But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. 9Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man. 10Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work. 11But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry; 12Having damnation, because they have cast off their first faith. 13And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not. 14I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully. 15For some are already turned aside after Satan. 16If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.
1 Samuel 8:11-17
11And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots. 12And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots. 13And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers. 14And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants. 15And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants. 16And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work. 17He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.
Acts 2:44-47
44And all that believed were together, and had all things common; 45And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need. 46And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, 47Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
Deuteronomy 15:7-11
7If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother: 8But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth. 9Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee. 10Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto. 11For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
Galatians 6:10
10As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
The world says
The poor are the government's responsibility; a program is compassion. Or: government involvement only makes social problems worse.
God says
If any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home. If any provide not for his own, he hath denied the faith. Let not the church be charged while family can carry it.
1 Timothy 5:4, 1 Timothy 5:8, 1 Timothy 5:16

Topics in the Bible reader’s index that teach this statement. Open one to read its verses.

Taking Care of the Elderly 10 alsoTaking Care of your Family 10 alsoWelfare 10Taking Care of Widows 5Taking Care of Siblings 3
Topical index: OpenBible.info Topical Bible (CC BY 4.0), Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (public domain).
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