Justice includes consequences for evil, but biblical of justice is making God's will happen “on earth as it is in heaven.”
Series: Moral Boundaries: What God Wants
Speaker: John Pryor
Notes:
Justice is more about pruning than punishing. Things work best when they do what they were designed to do, the way they were designed to do it. People are the ultimate example of this rule—not the exception. Forgiveness is a price God is willing to pay, not His dream.
John 15:1-8, Micah 6:1-8, Mark 12:29-33, Psalm 130:4, Proverbs 17:9, 1 John 1:1
Justice helps the helpless. God expects His people to break the chains that bind people—to help those who are invisible, alone, abused, trapped, and unable to help themselves.
Jeremiah 7:5-6 & 22:3, Zechariah 7:10, james 1:27, Isaiah 58, Genesis 16
Justice requires relationships and commitment. Biblical justice means cultivated connections, sacrifice, patience, and time. The cost is high—including vision-based mercy and forgiveness—but worth it when people are united, protected, and empowered.
Matthew 5-7, Ephesians 4:32, 1 Peter 3:8-17
Justice takes teamwork and creates real change. Biblical justice restores broken hearts, broken lives, and broken homes, but it requires God's people to work together, doing whatever it takes to make sure His will is “done on earth as it is in heaven.”
Isaiah 58:11-12, Matthew 6:9-15, Ephesians 4
Lord, I will…