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Preventive Justice The Rule of Law: Justice (4) Preventive justice acts to hold injustice at bay. “You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with a wicked man to be a malicious witness.” Exodus 23:1 Living…
Obligatory Justice The Rule of Law: Justice (3) Biblical justice obligates us to certain actions. “You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning.…
Justice Defined The Rule of Law: Justice (2) Justice is righteousness expressed in love and faithfulness. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before you. Psalm 89:14 We hear a good deal of…
Justice, Only Justice The Rule of Law: Justice (1) From the government of the soul to the culture, God seeks justice. “Justice, and only justice, you shall follow, that you may live and inherit the land the LORD your God…
Unto Holiness The end of the Law is holiness—the holiness of Jesus Christ. “You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.” Leviticus 19:2 God’s purpose for Israel was to be holy, to reflect His own being…
Keep the Law We must guard the Law which God has given us. “And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love…
Serve the Lord Make sure that, in your doing and walking, you are always serving the Lord. “And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all…
Walk in God’s Law The Law is to go with us wherever we go. “And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways….” Deuteronomy…
An Emphasis on Doing Whatever you do, God’s Law has a word for you. “Everything that I command you, you shall be careful to do.” Deuteronomy 12:32 The verb “do” conveys an important aspect of the practical focus of God’s…
So That You May Live The Law does not oppress; it marks the pathway of life. “I am the LORD your God. You shall therefore keep my statutes and my rules; if a person does them, he shall live by…