Dictionary of Bible Themes The moral righteousness of God is revealed in his laws and expressed in his judicial acts. God's commands and judgments meet perfect standards of justice, and his apportioning of punishments and rewards is also perfectly just. God's justice is impartial. Special praise is his for vindicating the penitent and the needy who have no human champions. Ultimately, all God's ways will be seen as just and equitable. Job 34:12God's justice displays his righteousness See also It conforms to his moral law Deuteronomy 32:4Psalms 9:16; 11:7 Zephaniah 3:5 Romans 2:2 2 Timothy 2:13 Revelation 15:3 Psalms 99:4 See also It is seen in his perfect will Psalms 40:8Isaiah 53:10 Matthew 6:10; 26:39 Hebrews 10:9-10 pp Mk 14:36 pp Lk 22:42 Psalms 33:5-15God acts with justice See also Nehemiah 9:33Psalms 9:7-8 See also God's justice is exercised fairly and equitably Psalms 96:13; 98:9; 99:4Revelation 20:12-13 See also He judges people according to their deeds Exodus 34:6-7Psalms 62:12 Jeremiah 17:10 Ezekiel 18:20 Matthew 16:27 Revelation 22:12 Ezekiel 18:20 See also He punishes wickedness Exodus 34:7Deuteronomy 32:35 Isaiah 59:18; 66:24 Matthew 25:41-46 Colossians 3:25 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9 Psalms 58:11 See also He rewards righteousness Isaiah 62:11Matthew 5:12 Matthew 25:34-40,46 Romans 2:7; 8:1-2 pp Lk 6:23 2 Timothy 4:8Psalms 103:6 God establishes justice See also He upholds the cause of the oppressed Deuteronomy 10:18Psalms 140:12; 146:7-9 Isaiah 61:8 Luke 1:52-53 1 Samuel 25:39 See also He vindicates those who have been wronged 1 Samuel 24:15Psalms 135:14 Romans 12:19 Deuteronomy 32:35 1 Peter 2:23 Job 34:18-19 See also He is completely impartial Deuteronomy 10:172 Chronicles 19:7 Acts 10:34-35 Ephesians 6:9 Jeremiah 12:1 God's ways in exercising justice See also God's justice is not always immediately apparent Job 21:7Psalms 73:3-14 Ecclesiastes 7:15 Habakkuk 1:2-4 Malachi 2:17; 3:14-15 Matthew 20:10-12 2 Chronicles 36:15 See also God warns before punishing 2 Kings 17:23Nehemiah 9:29-30 Jeremiah 7:13 Jonah 3:4 Hebrews 12:25 Jeremiah 18:8-10 See also God gives opportunity for people to change their ways Jeremiah 7:5-7Ezekiel 18:25-32 Matthew 21:28-32 1 John 1:9 Galatians 6:7-8 God's justice is truly equitable See also Genesis 18:25Numbers 32:23 Psalms 73:17 Luke 16:25; 18:7-8 Colossians 3:24-25 Romans 3:25-26 God's justice is satisfied by the work of Jesus Christ See also Isaiah 53:10-11Hebrews 9:22 1 John 1:9; 2:1-2 Matthew 25:31-33 God's justice will be established in the reign of Jesus Christ See also Isaiah 9:6-7Acts 17:31 Revelation 19:11-16 Psalms 96:10-13 Heaven and earth will rejoice when God's justice is established Psalms 98:4-9Revelation 15:3-4; 16:5-7; 19:1-2 pp 1Ch 16:30-33 Proverbs 21:3God requires people to reflect his justice See also Leviticus 19:15Deuteronomy 16:20; 24:17 1 Kings 10:9 Psalms 82:3-4 Isaiah 56:1 pp 2Ch 9:8 Micah 6:8Zechariah 7:9-10 Colossians 4:1 1 Timothy 5:21 See also 1095 God, patience of1310 God as judge 2072 Christ, righteousness 2309 Christ as judge 5360 justice, God 5375 law 5448 poverty, attitudes to 5482 punishment 5498 reward 6676 justification 8794 persecution 9210 judgment, God's |
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