Which New Testament passages align with God's justice as seen in Micah 5:15? Micah 5:15 – A Snapshot of Holy Justice “And I will take vengeance in anger and wrath upon the nations that have not obeyed Me.” New Testament Echoes of the Same Justice • Romans 1:18 – “The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men…” • Romans 2:5-6 – “Because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself in the day of wrath… He will repay each one according to his deeds.” • Romans 12:19 – “Do not avenge yourselves… for it is written: ‘Vengeance is Mine, I will repay, says the Lord.’” • 2 Thessalonians 1:6-9 – “God is just: He will repay with affliction those who afflict you… when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel…” • Hebrews 10:30-31 – “For we know Him who said, ‘Vengeance is Mine; I will repay.’ … ‘It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.’” • 1 Peter 4:5 – “They will give account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.” • Revelation 6:16-17 – “Fall on us… hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb. For the great day of their wrath has come…” • Revelation 19:11-15 – “In righteousness He judges and wages war… He treads the winepress of the fierce wrath of God Almighty.” Jesus: The Ultimate Arbiter of Justice • John 5:22-23 – “The Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son…” • Acts 17:31 – God “has set a day when He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man He has appointed.” • Matthew 25:31-33, 46 – The Son of Man separates the sheep and the goats; “these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” Justice Satisfied and Offered at the Cross • Romans 3:25-26 – God presented Christ “as an atoning sacrifice… to demonstrate His righteousness… so that He would be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.” • Colossians 2:13-14 – Our record of debt was nailed to the cross, showing both God’s justice and mercy. • John 3:36 – “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for the wrath of God remains on him.” Living in Light of Certain Judgment • 2 Peter 3:11-13 – Because judgment is sure, “what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives…” • Ephesians 5:6-7 – “Let no one deceive you… because of these things the wrath of God comes on the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not be partners with them.” • Jude 21-23 – Keep yourselves in God’s love, showing mercy yet “snatching others from the fire.” The New Testament consistently affirms the holy vengeance announced in Micah 5:15, revealing a God who will infallibly repay evil, who has provided satisfaction for sin at the cross, and who calls every soul to repentance before the day of wrath arrives. |
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