I Have a Question 

Is God Just?

            In today’s world, too many people are lax when it comes to punishment for crimes committed or evil deeds done. For that reason God seems harsh and unjust for his unwavering disciplinary actions against sin. Man has a million and one reasons why leniency is the way to go. One is that the individual is a good person who reacted poorly to a given situation. Another happens to be pressure from community action groups who bring up the perpetrator as being the one who is harassed or provoked into retaliatory actions.

            God is pretty plain regarding iniquity. No sin shall go unpunished. Now He also is merciful, so knowing the heart and the motivation of a person, can cause God to be merciful or conciliatory under certain circumstances. This wouldn’t show weakness in God but rather an innate strength of character to be fair and just. 

            Modern man wishes to do away with law enforcement & prisons altogether, as a means of doing away with all types of punishment. They seem to think this will change society for the better by taking that negative aspect out. Wrong behavior must be dealt with for society to function as a whole, rather than be fragmented into small cells of differing ideologies and opinions. 

            Since Almighty God knows all that can be known and therefore knows the hearts of men (women & children as well), then we ought to follow His lead and not our own. Now we must obey the law and so I am certainly not saying we should obey God’s Word to the exclusion of all else. We must obey local laws, whether we agree with them or not. But we should be led by the statutes of God to achieve a peaceful, loving way of life where good triumphs over evil. God’s way is the way we are to follow because His statutes are not influenced by opinion or prejudice or pre-conceived ideas. God is not susceptible to any outside influence for He is the grand designer of both mankind and the world he lives in. 

            God is just because His fairness works for everyone if they truly seek fairness and honesty. There is no sin or corruption in the Lord. That cannot be said of man. Submit to the wisdom and power of Almighty God and live in peaceful harmony with your fellow man.

Until next time, walk with the King & be a blessing.

In His Name & for His Glory,

RL Keller

Bread of Life Ministries