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The justice of God is a fundamental attribute that is consistently affirmed throughout the Scriptures. This attribute signifies that God is fair, righteous, and equitable in all His dealings with humanity and creation. His justice is an expression of His holiness and is integral to His character.

Biblical Affirmations of God's Justice

1. Deuteronomy 32:4 · "He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He." This verse from the Song of Moses highlights the perfection and righteousness of God's works, affirming that all His ways are just.

2. Psalm 89:14 · "Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and truth go before You." Here, the psalmist declares that justice is foundational to God's rule, emphasizing that His governance is based on righteousness and fairness.

3. 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." This passage underscores God's desire to be gracious and compassionate, while also affirming His nature as a God of justice.

4. Romans 3:25-26 · "God presented Him as the atoning sacrifice through faith in His blood, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand. He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and to justify the one who has faith in Jesus." The Apostle Paul explains that God's justice is demonstrated through the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ, ensuring that He remains just while justifying those who have faith in Jesus.

The Implications of God's Justice

God's justice implies that He is impartial and does not show favoritism. In Acts 10:34, Peter declares, "Truly I understand that God does not show favoritism." This impartiality is a key aspect of divine justice, ensuring that all are judged fairly according to their deeds.

Furthermore, God's justice assures that evil and sin will not go unpunished. In Nahum 1:3, it is written, "The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished." This assurance of justice provides comfort to believers, knowing that God will ultimately right all wrongs.

Justice in the Life of Believers

Believers are called to reflect God's justice in their own lives. Micah 6:8 instructs, "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?" Acting justly is a divine mandate for those who follow God, reflecting His character in their interactions with others.

In summary, the justice of God is a central theme in the Bible, affirming His righteousness and fairness. It is a source of hope and assurance for believers, knowing that God will ultimately establish justice in the world.

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Deuteronomy 32:4
He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
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Isaiah 45:21
Tell you, and bring them near; yes, let them take counsel together: who has declared this from ancient time? who has told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Savior; there is none beside me.
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Regeneration the Work of God.
... often gainsays it; yet he can not alter the things divinely wrought in his behalf,
viz., that before the supreme bar of justice God declared him just and free ...
/.../kuyper/the work of the holy spirit/xxi regeneration the work of.htm

As God's Mercy is Free, So his Judgments are Just, and Cannot be ...
... in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the ... matters, who is he
that he should reply against God? ... head by a divine judgment so just, that if ...
/.../augustine/the enchiridion/chapter 99 as gods mercy is.htm

The Epistle to the Romans. St. Paul Cannot Help Using Phrases ...
... often shown before now that God is declared by the ... for therein is the righteousness
of God revealed from ... own distinction) I have called the just God, not the ...
/.../tertullian/the five books against marcion/chapter xiii the epistle to the.htm

Justification from Eternity
... is counted lost. And so he must first be declared just by his God, in order
to transact the honorable business of sanctification. ...
/.../kuyper/the work of the holy spirit/xxxii justification from eternity.htm

Our Lord's Sacerdotal Prayer
... "And I have declared unto them ... He calls God into service, puts Him to the front,
and places us ... as it hated his Lord, and will crucify the disciple just as it ...
/.../bounds/the reality of prayer/xi our lords sacerdotal prayer.htm

Divine Election and Reprobation
... or from sinking men in carnal security, that these, in the just judgment of ... As the
doctrine of election by the most wise counsel of God was declared by the ...
/.../anonymous/synod of dort/divine election and reprobation.htm

The Marcionite Interpretation of God and Mammon Refuted the ...
... 4792] he magnified the power of that God who declared Himself to be ... until John; since
that time the kingdom of God is proclaimed." [4796] Just as if ...
/.../chapter xxxiii the marcionite interpretation of.htm

"If we Confess Our Sins, He is Faithful and Just to Forgive us Our ...
... and the promise is annexed, "he is just and faithful to ... subjoined, both to that which
he declared of that ... end of that gospel,"communion with God,"and that ...
/.../binning/the works of the rev hugh binning/sermon xvii if we confess.htm

St. Paul Preached no New God, when He Announced the Repeal of Some ...
... the law of the old God, how is it that he prescribes no rule about [2564] the new
god, but solely ... [2566] "just as the Psalmist had declared: "Let us ...
/.../tertullian/the five books against marcion/chapter xxi st paul preached no.htm

The Canons of Dordt
... divine election by the most wise counsel of God was declared? ... we are to judge of
the will of God from His ... the free grace of election and the just severity of ...
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