Isaiah 28:16-17(NKJV)
16Therefore thus says the Lord GOD:
“Behold,
I lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, A tried
stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation;
Whoever believes will not act hastily.
17 Also I will make justice the
measuring line, And righteousness the plummet;
The hail will sweep away the refuge of lies,
And the waters will overflow the hiding place.
I think we are all
familiar with the first part of this verse and that it is referring to
Jesus. It's the second part that I want
to focus on today.
Does our believing
in and accepting Jesus eliminate God's need for justice or does it fulfill
it?
I think most of us would agree that it fulfills it. Jesus didn't waive the penalty for our sins. He paid the penalty for us. The price was His spilled blood. Therefore He satisfied the need for justice.
I think most of us would agree that it fulfills it. Jesus didn't waive the penalty for our sins. He paid the penalty for us. The price was His spilled blood. Therefore He satisfied the need for justice.
For me this is an
important verse as I continue to study the Saintly Poor. I remain convinced that modern day
Christianity has a warped view of what the Bible is talking about in regards to
"the poor".
As far as I can see
there are two ways and only two ways for the blood of justice to be paid to
satisfy God. Either our blood or Jesus
blood. But either way it has to be paid.
So what about the
poor. There are some verses in the Bible
that seem to say that the poor get a free pass, whether they believe in Jesus
or not. I don't see how that is possible
when this verse tells us that God will still demand justice.
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