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4 Απρ 2023 · • “Justice, and only justice, you shall follow” (Deuteronomy 16:20). Justice is linked to a right relationship with God, and those who know God will act justly: • “The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern” (Proverbs 29:7).
- Injustice
The Bible has a lot to say on the subject of injustice. We...
- Injustice
Just law is law that reflects God's standards ( Gen 9:5-6 ; Deut 1:17 ), and not mere human reasoning ( Hab1:7 ). According to the Sinai covenant, judges are to uphold the Mosaic law by acquitting the innocent and condemning the guilty.
7 Οκτ 2021 · The biblical concept of justice doesn’t pit mercy against justice but ties it all together. Biblical justice is loving, merciful, gracious, generous, and restorative. As mentioned earlier, Jesus considered charity an act of doing justice or practicing righteousness (Matthew 6:1-2).
8 Ιουν 2009 · The late Professor F. F. Bruce said that there were four different meanings of the word law within the letter to the Romans alone. The most frequent reference in Romans is to the first five books of the Old Testament. These are known as the Torah or the books of the law or the books of Moses.
9 Ιουλ 2007 · But there is a special revelation of God in the Bible, which points to salvation. Paul was speaking about general revelation in 1.19, about special revelation in 3.21. In his opening volley about justification in just v 21, Paul gives us rich insights into how God’s justice works.
In the Bible, God’s “justice” describes God works to bring healing in the face of brokenness—“restorative justice.” Paul understood God’s “justice” to be the characteristic of God that leads to salvation (not punishment) for God’s enemies (see Romans 5:1-11).
Although Roman law is not overtly mentioned or applicable in much of the New Testament, some awareness of Roman culture, religion, politics and law is essential in order to understand the daily life of people in the worlds of the New Testament.
