Which other scriptures emphasize God's righteousness and justice as foundational? Righteousness and Justice: The Pillars of God’s Throne Psalm 97:2 sets the tone: “Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.” These two attributes are never secondary; they are the very footing on which God governs every realm. Echoes from the Torah • Deuteronomy 32:4 “He is the Rock, His work is perfect; for all His ways are justice. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.” • Deuteronomy 10:17-18 “For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe. He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.” • Exodus 34:6-7 “The LORD passed in front of Moses and proclaimed, ‘The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness, maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin; yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished…’” Songs and Wisdom of Israel • Psalm 89:14 “Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.” • Psalm 99:4 “The mighty King loves justice. You have established equity; You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.” • Proverbs 21:3 “Doing righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.” Prophetic Thunder • Isaiah 5:16 “But the LORD of Hosts will be exalted by His justice, and the holy God will show Himself holy by His righteousness.” • Isaiah 30:18 “Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for Him.” • Jeremiah 9:24 “Let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice, and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD. • Amos 5:24 “But let justice roll on like a river, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.” • Micah 6:8 “He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?” New Testament Confirmation • Romans 3:25-26 “God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice, through faith in His blood, to demonstrate His righteousness… so as to be just and to justify the one who has faith in Jesus.” • Acts 17:31 “For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.” • 2 Timothy 4:8 “…the crown of righteousness… which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.” • 1 John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” • Revelation 15:3-4 “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty. Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!… for Your righteous acts have been revealed.” How These Passages Interlock • God’s righteousness and justice are inseparable; one guards the purity of His character, the other expresses it in action. • From the Law through the Prophets to the New Covenant, Scripture presents a consistent portrait: God never compromises His standards, yet provides a righteous way of salvation through Christ. • Every promise of blessing or warning of judgment rests on these twin foundations, assuring believers that God’s rule is both morally flawless and perfectly fair. |
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