Dictionary of Bible Themes  »  1000 God  »  1010 God, nature and qualities of  »  1015 God  »  1075 God, justice of

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.

God's justice displays his righteousness

It conforms to his moral law

Job 34:12 See also Deuteronomy 32:4; Psalm 9:16; Psalm 11:7; Zephaniah 3:5; Romans 2:2; 2 Timothy 2:13; Revelation 15:3

It is seen in his perfect will

Psalm 99:4 See also Psalm 40:8; Isaiah 53:10; Matthew 6:10; Matthew 26:39 pp Mark 14:36 pp Luke 22:42; Hebrews 10:9-10

God acts with justice

Psalm 33:5-15 See also Nehemiah 9:33

God's justice is exercised fairly and equitably

Psalm 9:7-8 See also Psalm 96:13; Psalm 98:9; Psalm 99:4

He judges people according to their deeds

Revelation 20:12-13 See also Exodus 34:6-7; Psalm 62:12; Jeremiah 17:10; Ezekiel 18:20; Matthew 16:27; Revelation 22:12

He punishes wickedness

Ezekiel 18:20 See also Exodus 34:7; Deuteronomy 32:35; Isaiah 59:18; Isaiah 66:24; Matthew 25:41-46; Colossians 3:25; 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9

He rewards righteousness

Psalm 58:11 See also Isaiah 62:11; Matthew 5:12 pp Luke 6:23; Matthew 25:34-40,46; Romans 2:7; Romans 8:1-2; 2 Timothy 4:8

God establishes justice

He upholds the cause of the oppressed

Psalm 103:6 See also Deuteronomy 10:18; Psalm 140:12; Psalm 146:7-9; Isaiah 61:8; Luke 1:52-53

He vindicates those who have been wronged

1 Samuel 25:39 See also 1 Samuel 24:15; Psalm 135:14; Romans 12:19; Deuteronomy 32:35; 1 Peter 2:23

He is completely impartial

Job 34:18-19 See also Deuteronomy 10:17; 2 Chronicles 19:7; Acts 10:34-35; Ephesians 6:9

God's ways in exercising justice

God's justice is not always immediately apparent

Jeremiah 12:1 See also Job 21:7; Psalm 73:3-14; Ecclesiastes 7:15; Habakkuk 1:2-4; Malachi 2:17; Malachi 3:14-15; Matthew 20:10-12

God warns before punishing

2 Chronicles 36:15 See also 2 Kings 17:23; Nehemiah 9:29-30; Jeremiah 7:13; Jonah 3:4; Hebrews 12:25

God gives opportunity for people to change their ways

Jeremiah 18:8-10 See also Jeremiah 7:5-7; Ezekiel 18:25-32; Matthew 21:28-32; 1 John 1:9

God's justice is truly equitable

Galatians 6:7-8 See also Genesis 18:25; Numbers 32:23; Psalm 73:17; Luke 16:25; Luke 18:7-8; Colossians 3:24-25

God's justice is satisfied by the work of Jesus Christ

Romans 3:25-26 See also Isaiah 53:10-11; Hebrews 9:22; 1 John 1:9; John 2:1-2

God's justice will be established in the reign of Jesus Christ

Matthew 25:31-33 See also Isaiah 9:6-7; Acts 17:31; Revelation 19:11-16

Heaven and earth will rejoice when God's justice is established

Psalm 96:10-13 pp 1 Chronicles 16:30-33; Psalm 98:4-9; Revelation 15:3-4; Revelation 16:5-7; Revelation 19:1-2

God requires people to reflect his justice

Proverbs 21:3 See also Leviticus 19:15; Deuteronomy 16:20; Deuteronomy 24:17; 1 Kings 10:9 pp 2 Chronicles 9:8; Psalm 82:3-4; Isaiah 56:1; Micah 6:8; Zechariah 7:9-10; Colossians 4:1; 1 Timothy 5:21

See also

1095  God, patience of
1310  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
8792  oppression, God's attitude
9210  judgment, God's