• Romans 6:23
    For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

     
  • Luke 12:48
    But he who did not know, yet committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more.
     
  • Leviticus 10:1-3
    Then Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it, put incense on it, and offered profane fire before the LORD, which He had not commanded them. So fire went out from the LORD and devoured them, and they died before the LORD. And Moses said to Aaron, "This is what the LORD spoke, saying:
    "By those who come near Me
    I must be regarded as holy;
    And before all the people
    I must be glorified."" So Aaron held his peace.
     
  • Romans 1:20
    For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse,
     
  • Romans 2:5-11
    But in accordance with your hardness and your impenitent heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, who "will render to each one according to his deeds": eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality; but to those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness—indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek; but glory, honor, and peace to everyone who works what is good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For there is no partiality with God.
     
  • Romans 11:33
    Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!

     
  • Genesis 2:17
    but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die."
     
For more scripture references, please see Bible verses for God's Justice


Resources

Living by Faith and God's Justice

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

God's justice is a real part of His character, balanced with His goodness and always executed in love. To be just is to be fair, evenhanded, and impartial, and God Himself is the standard of judgment. Paul tells believers to consider both the goodness and severity of God (Romans 11:22), because those who fall receive severity …


Living By Faith: God's Justice

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

God's justice is His perfect fairness and impartiality, always done in love and never divorced from His righteousness. Its standard is God Himself, His revealed law, and His example. He never condemns the innocent, never clears the guilty without repentance, never punishes with undue severity, and always rewards righteousness. …


God's Sense of Justice

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

God's justice is always an expression of His holy character and conforms to His own righteous standard; He is utterly incapable of an unrighteous act. He never condemns the innocent, never clears the guilty, never punishes with undue severity, and shows no partiality, for wealth, rank, or ethnicity cannot sway Him. The pattern …


The Wholeness of God

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

God is just, and His justice cannot be separated from His mercy, grace, compassion, or love. Emphasizing one attribute at the expense of others distorts the Model Christians are to imitate and warps what they expect of Him. Mercy must not overshadow justice, or it becomes an excuse for failing to overcome besetting sins. …


The Goodness and Severity of God (Part Two)

'Prophecy Watch' by Charles Whitaker

When God brings destruction, it is just and thus worthy of praise. God's wrath, while burning intensely, does not burn long, and His restorative actions follow quickly after His destructive anger. In His recognition of human frailty, God hastens to reinstate normalcy and bring a swift end to correction, eager to initiate the …


Justice and Grace

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

God's justice consists in perfect conformity to His own holy character, which is absolute righteousness and purity reflected in His law and Word. He is utterly incapable of any unholy, unrighteous, or unjust act, so that to act unfairly He would have to cease being God. Human notions of fairness, centered on restoring equality …


The Wrath of God

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

God's justice stands in stark contrast to human anger, which is often selfish, irrational, and uncontrolled, causing great harm. In contrast, God's wrath is just, impartial, and measured, often swift and destructive when poured out, yet always rooted in righteousness. The Scriptures mention God's anger, wrath, and fury over 220 …


Biblical Principles of Justice (Part One)

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

True justice originates with God as the eternal, ultimate authority who created all things and established the foundational principles of right and wrong. From the opening of Genesis, His creative acts demonstrate that He sets the bounds of existence, grants dominion, and pronounces His work very good, making Him the sole source …



For more resources, please see the library topic for God's Justice