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On the Weekly Reality Check we will be discussing the spirtual crisis and the lack of morality in America due to the very profitable destruction of the American Family.
Date / Time: 7/11/2009 9:57 PM UTC
Dictionaries - Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Justice
Justice [N] [T] [E]
(Heb. sedeq [q,d,x],mispat [f'P.vim];Gk. dikaiosyne [dikaiosuvnh]).God, the Righteous Judge. Justice is rooted in the very nature of God ( Isa 40:14 ). He evenhandedly rewards good, and he does not ignore the sins of any ( Psalm 33:5 ; Psalms 37:6 Psalms 37:28 ; 97:2 ; 99:4 ). Human judges do well to remember God in their courts. God does not take bribes ( Deut 10:17 ) orpervert justice in any way ( Gen 18:25 ; 2 Chron 19:7 ).
The justice of God is reaffirmed in the New Testament ( Rom 3:5-6 ; 9:14 ; 1 John 1:9 ; Rev 16:5-7 ; 19:11 ). Because heis just, God never shows partiality or favoritism ( Matt 5:45 ; Acts 10:34-35 ; Romans 2:6 Romans 2:11 ; Eph 6:9 ; 1 Peter 1:17 ).
Human Justice Based on God's Law. Just law is law that reflects God's standards( Gen 9:5-6 ; Deut 1:17 ), and not mere human reasoning ( Hab1:7 ). According to the Sinai covenant, judges are to uphold the Mosaic law byacquitting the innocent and condemning the guilty. A breach of justice consists of averdict that runs contrary to the law or that does not accord with the known facts ( Exod 23:1-9 ; Deut 25:1-3 ).
In a culture where judges, not juries, render a verdict, false accusations, bribery,and influence peddling are the favored devices of injustice ( Deut 16:18-20 ; 1 Sam 8:3 ; Prov 17:23 ; 19:28 ; Isa 5:23 ; Jer 5:28 ; Ezek 22:29 ; Amos 2:6-7 ; Zech 7:9-10 ). The victims are disproportionately from the poor, among whom are the fatherless, the widow,and the resident alien ( Deut 27:19 ; Psalm 82 ). Therighteous judge must never show partiality to the rich ( Deu 24:17 ), nor for that matter to the poor ( Lev 19:15 ); he must render true judgment at all times.
At the same time, justice is not a virtue for judges and kings alone; all Israel is to follow in the "paths of justice" ( Gen 18:19 ; Psalm 106:3 ; Prov 21:15 ; Isaiah 1:17 Isaiah 1:59 ).Pursuing justice in life is of greater worth than religious ritual ( Prov 21:3 ; Micah 6:8 ; cf. Matt 23:23 ).Justice must lead to honesty, even in mundane business transactions ( Lev 19:35-36 ; Hosea 12:7 ).
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