The Requirement of Justice – A Kingdom Catechism

The Requirement of Justice

A Kingdom Catechism

The fifth commandment teaches us to pursue justice.

Q 87: How do the redeemed of the Lord give others the respect which is their due?

A 87: The redeemed of the Lord give others the respect which is their due by seeking justice in all matters, honoring the integrity of all men, and loving their neighbors as themselves. (Deut. 16:20; Deut. 24:10-13; Matt. 22:34-40)

In the divine economy love takes the form of justice, or proper adherence to the teaching of God’s Law and all His Word. All the Law and the prophets, and all the New Testament, outline the paths of love for God and neighbors which are the fabric of the divine economy. We respect people as the image-bearers of God when we account them worthy of the kind of love shown them by God, Who causes His sun to shine and His rain to fall on the just and the unjust alike.

If you are not receiving Crosfigell, our thrice-weekly devotional, sign up at our website today. T. M.’s latest book, Satan Bound: A Theology of Evil, is now available in our bookstore.

–

In the Gates is a devotional series on the Law of God by Rev. T.M. Moore, editor of the Worldview Church. He serves as dean of the Centurions Program of the Wilberforce Forum and principal of The Fellowship of Ailbe, a spiritual fellowship in the Celtic Christian tradition. He is the author or editor of twenty books, and has contributed chapters to four others. His essays, reviews, articles, papers, and poetry have appeared in dozens of national and international journals, and on a wide range of websites. His most recent books are The Ailbe Psalter and The Ground for Christian Ethics (Waxed Tablet).

Scripture quotations in this article are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, (c) copyright 2001, 2007 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.