Justice seems to be
a big thing with God.
Isaiah 59:15(NKJV)
15 So truth fails,
And he who
departs from evil makes himself a prey. Then the Lord saw it, and it displeased Him
That there was no justice.
So why do we have so
many people including Christians who have thrown justice to the wayside in
favor of class warfare?
Isaiah 59:2-4(NKJV)
2 But your
iniquities have separated you from your God; And your
sins have hidden His face from you,
So that He will not hear.
3 For your hands are
defiled with blood, And your fingers with iniquity;
Your lips have spoken lies,
Your tongue has muttered perversity.
4 No one calls for justice,
Nor does any plead for truth. They trust in
empty words and speak lies; They conceive evil and
bring forth iniquity.
Instead we hear
about things like "social justice".
Just because one person has more than another person some people
consider that "unjust". Social
justice is meant to favor the "less fortunate" over the "more
fortunate", again under the assumption that just because one person has
more than the other, that in and of itself is somehow unjust.
But is that Biblical? I personally don't think so. There are many valid reason why one person might have more than another. The simplest of reasons is that one person may simply work harder than the other person. Is it unjust that the person who works harder has more? Not according to God's word!
However is it unjust to favor the poor over the rich just because of the disparity of wealth? I think there is plenty of Scripture that says so. The first thing that comes to mind is the 10th Commandment.
But is that Biblical? I personally don't think so. There are many valid reason why one person might have more than another. The simplest of reasons is that one person may simply work harder than the other person. Is it unjust that the person who works harder has more? Not according to God's word!
However is it unjust to favor the poor over the rich just because of the disparity of wealth? I think there is plenty of Scripture that says so. The first thing that comes to mind is the 10th Commandment.
10) You shall
not covet.
In addition look at
what the Bible says about showing favoritism to the poor. The Bible specifically cites that as a
perversion of justice.
Leviticus 19:15(NKJV)
15‘You shall do no injustice in judgment. You shall not be partial to the
poor, nor honor the person of the mighty. In righteousness you shall
judge your neighbor.
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