• 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

God's judgment is just, and so His destruction is worthy of praise. He commands heaven, saints, apostles, and prophets to rejoice when He judges Babylon and avenges the blood of His children (Revelation 18:20; Deuteronomy 32:43; Jeremiah 51:48). His justice is one side of a single character, summed up by Paul as the goodness and …


Justice and Grace

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

God's justice is conformity to His own holy character, which His law reflects, so He is incapable of any unjust act; acting unfairly would require Him to cease being God. Mercy is not justice, but neither is it injustice, since grace does no violence to righteousness. We see non-justice in God, never injustice. Sin is treason …


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 is divine, always right and true, and all authority for law and justice resides in God, who is first, created all things, and defines right and wrong, beginning with the command in Eden. His laws are true, righteous, and everlasting, and they are given for our good, to teach and to build character rather than merely …



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