Month: July 2020

Last week, the question was raised: How far does God’s mercy extend? Do we have to ask for mercy in order to get it? In other words: Is God’s mercy conditional upon our asking for it? Mercy is defined as the act of withholding deserved punishment. Grace, on the other hand, is defined as the…

In His fifth “Woe to the Pharisees” Jesus singled out three elements—justice, mercy and faith—as being the weightier matters of the law. It’s almost as if He’s quoting this passage from the Bible: “He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justice, to…

Throughout Scripture, justice is linked to God’s righteousness and considered foundational to both God’s character and His throne. If so, what is it that we should think about when we talk about the justice of God? If you were to ask Job’s friends, or if you were to ask Job himself, you’d get different answers…

For mankind, justice is closely linked to getting what you deserve; what we sometimes call a quid pro quo, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. This is the cause and effect which makes up so much of our legal system and is in keeping with our Judeo-Christian values. It is retributive…