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Oct 27, 2017 · But what is justice, exactly, and who gets to define it? In this video, we'll explore the biblical theme of Justice and discover how it's deeply rooted in the story-line of the Bible that...
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- BibleProject
Sep 20, 2024 · Helping you connect with God. Every day. Every way. 📖 Read along with today’s devotional: https://odb.org/2024/09/20/god’s-justice-and-graceToday's reading ...
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Dr. David Jeremiah shares a story of extreme injustice from the life of Elijah, laying the groundwork for a lesson in God’s judgment and mercy.See more from ...
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- David Jeremiah
- Introduction
- Justice and Humanity
- Justice in Scripture
- God’s Response to Injustice
Jon: If you were a praying mantis, it would be socially acceptable to devour your mate. Tim: And if you’re a honey badger, you have no regard for other animals. You don’t care. Jon: If you’re a panda with twins, it’s normal to abandon one to take care of the other. Tim: But if humans do any of these things, we would call it wrong, unfair, or unjust...
Tim: Well, the Bible has a fascinating response to that question. On page one, humans are set apart from all other creatures as the image of God. Jon: Yeah. God’s representatives who rule the world by his definition of good and evil. Tim: And this identity, it’s the bedrock of the Bible’s view of justice: all humans are equal before God and have th...
Jon: Yeah. Doing righteousness? That’s a Bible word I don’t really use, but what comes to mind is being a good person. Tim: But what does that even mean, “being good?” The biblical Hebrew word for righteousness is tsedeqah, and it’s more specific. It’s an ethical standard that refers to right relationships between people. It’s about treating others...
Jon: So justice and righteousness is a big deal to God? Tim: Yes. It’s what Abraham’s family, the Israelites, were to be all about. They ended up as immigrant slaves being oppressed unjustly in Egypt. And so God confronted Egypt’s evil, declaring them to be rasha’, guilty of injustice, and so he rescued Israel. But the tragic irony of the Old Testa...
May 21, 2024 · Why does God get to be the one to decide what anyone deserves? And how does he determine that anyway? In this episode, we dig into the challenging subject of God’s justice, and the struggles people often have with believing that God is really just.
Apr 25, 2017 · Here are three biblical facets of God’s judgment that give unexpected comfort and hope to the believer. 1. God’s judgment is in Christ’s hands, freeing us to trust his character.
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Oct 7, 2021 · When Scripture says God is righteous, it is saying God is just. In Romans, for instance, Paul has much to say about the “righteousness of God” (Romans 3:21-22). It could be said that Paul is describing God’s administration of justice.
