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 a donkey falls into it, the owner of the pit shall ...
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 justly requires a kind of prescience on the part of God’s people. ...
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. You shall not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block before ...
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 talk these days about justice. Usually “justice” is preceded by the word, “social”—“social ...
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 is giving you.” Deuteronomy 16:19 In this series we have been considering ...
Trade The Rule of Law: Government of Culture (7) The communities of God’s people must care for God’s creation. “‘You shall do no wrong in judgment, in measures of length or weight or quantity. You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin: I am the LORD ...
Prices The Rule of Law: Government of Culture (6) God’s Law guarded His people against greed, manipulation, and inflation. “A homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver.” Leviticus 27:16 Wherever money comes into use, greed is a common temptation. The love of money is a root of all ...
Agriculture The Rule of Law: Government of Culture (5) God directed the proper use of His land. The LORD spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you come into the land that I give you, the land shall keep a ...
Worship The Rule of Law: Government of Culture (4) God’s Law shows us the pattern of sound worship. “Exactly as I show you concerning the pattern of the tabernacle, and all its furniture, so you shall make it.” Exodus 25:9 All peoples in the days of ancient Israel practiced religious worship, using ...
Local Culture The Rule of Law: Government of Culture (3) Every community must stand for godliness. “You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.” Deuteronomy 6:9 Writing the Law of God on the gates of a city is another way of saying that every aspect of community ...