Opinion vs. Truth. I want truth. JUSTICE

Opinion vs. Truth. I want truth.

JUSTICE

Just - not doing wrong to any; righteous; honest; true; upright

Justice - conformity to the principles of righteousness (doing what is right) and moral integrity in all things; strict performance of moral obligations; practical conformity to human or divine law; integrity in the dealings of men with each other


God said...
For I have chosen him (Abraham), so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just, so that the Lord will bring about for Abraham what he has promised. Genesis 18:19

Application: God is just and he wants his people to be just too.

God told Moses to set these laws for His people...
You shall not bear a false report; do not join your hand with a wicked man to be a malicious witness. You shall not follow the masses in doing evil, nor shall you testify in a dispute so as to turn aside after a multitude in order to pervert justice; nor shall you be partial to a poor man in his dispute. If you meet your enemy's ox or his donkey wandering away, you shall surely return it to him. If you see the donkey of one who hates you lying helpless under its load, you shall refrain from leaving it to him, you shall surely release it with him. You shall not pervert the justice due to your needy brother in his dispute. Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent or the righteous, for I will not acquit the guilty. You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of the just. You shall not oppress a stranger, since you yourselves know the feelings of a stranger, for you also were strangers in the land of Egypt. Exodus 23:1 - 9

Application to follow God's law about justice:
1. Tell the honest truth in all situations involving the courts.
2. Do not judge wrongly...Do not put an innocent person to death because God will not acquit the guilty.
3. Bribes corrupt justice.


To be continued...

Disclaimer: My goal is to interpret what God has to say about justice. I cannot do that without the Holy Spirit so I am solely relying on Him for guidance. You are free to agree or disagree with anything written here. If you think I'm way off on something, feel free to let me know...nicely, please.