Explain what Christians believe about justice.

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Explain what Christians believe about justice

The foundation of all Christian belief is that God sent His Son to die on the cross for mankind. By doing this, God achieved three things: satisfying His judgment against sin, forgiving the sins of the world, and reconciling man to God. This is why Christians have such specific beliefs about the issues of justice, forgiveness and reconciliation.

Christians believe that God is absolutely just. The earliest account of this is a quote by Abraham in Genesis 18:25: "You are the Judge of all the earth. Won't you do what is right?" This demonstrates how God was thought of as fair from the very beginning. In Psalm 11:7, David writes

"The Lord does what is right, and He loves justice."

As humans we must practice God's perfect judgment to the best of our ability. For example, if a person commits a crime, then their punishment should fit the crime they have committed. We are told in Exodus 21:24,

"Eye for eye, tooth for tooth".

This means that the damage done by the offender should be completely restored by them. We are also told that Judges should be completely unbiased, in Deuteronomy 1:17,
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"When you judge, be fair to everyone; don't act as if one person is more important than another, and don't be afraid of anyone, because your decision comes from God."

In the book of Romans, we are told that God has given the government the power to do justice. Romans 13:1-2 states,

"All of you must yield to the government rulers. No one rules unless God has given him the power to rule, and no one rules without that power from God. So those who are against the government are really against God."

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