Biblical Justice
1) People are not to make false statements, be false witnesses, be rioters, pervert justice, or show partiality.
“You shall not circulate a false report. Do not put your hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; nor shall you testify in a dispute so as to turn aside after many to pervert justice. You shall not show partiality to a poor man in his dispute.” Exodus 23:1-3
2) God shows no partiality, loves the fatherless, loves the widow, and loves refugees escaping injustice.
For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality nor takes a bribe. He administers justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the stranger, giving him food and clothing. Therefore, love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. Deuteronomy 10:17-19
3) God wants judges to give justice, show no partiality, or take no bribes.
“You shall appoint judges and officers in all your gates, which the Lord your God gives you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with just judgment. You shall not pervert justice; you shall not show partiality, nor take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.” Deuteronomy 16:18-19
4) God loves justice and the wicked will be destroyed.
Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell forevermore. For the Lord loves justice, and does not forsake His saints; They are preserved forever, but the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off. Psalm 37:27-28
5) God is surrounded by righteousness, justice, mercy, and truth.
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Mercy and truth go before Your face. Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! They walk, O Lord, in the light of Your countenance. Psalm 89:14-15
6) Jesus Christ will bring establish justice on the earth.
“Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles. He will not cry out, nor raise His voice, nor cause His voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed He will not break, and smoking flax He will not quench; He will bring forth justice for truth. He will not fail nor be discouraged, till He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands shall wait for His law.” Isaiah 42:1-4
But when Jesus knew it, He withdrew from there. And great multitudes followed Him, and He
healed them all. Yet He warned them not to make Him known, that it
might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: “Behold! My Servant whom I have chosen, My Beloved in whom My soul is well
pleased!
I will put My Spirit upon Him, and
He will declare justice to the Gentiles. He will not
quarrel nor cry out, nor will anyone hear His voice
in the streets. A bruised reed He will not break,
and smoking flax He will not quench, till He sends forth justice to victory; And in His name Gentiles will trust.” Matthew 12:15-21
7) Jesus Christ condemns religious leaders who ignore justice, mercy, and faith.
“And he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits on it. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone. Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!” Matthew 23:22-24