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Distributive Justice The Rule of Law: Justice (7) We are our brothers’ keepers. “For six years you shall sow your land and gather in its yield, but the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow, that the…
Retributive Justice The Rule of Law: Justice (6) Deliberate acts of injustice require retribution. “If a man gives to his neighbor money or goods to keep safe, and it is stolen, then, if the thief is found, he shall pay…
Restorative Justice The Rule of Law: Justice (5) When we have caused injustice, we must set it right. “When a man opens a pit, or when a man digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or…
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…
Dedication of Joy July 14, 2013 Lesson: Ezra 6:13–22 Key Verse: Ezra 6:16 drtrdht Introduction How do we dedicate or set apart our worship and fellowship? Is it with joy (Ezra 6:16)? It is said of Jesus, the author of…