Justice is an easy concept to have an opinion on but a
rather difficult reality to establish.
The problem with justice is that we all have an opinion. Justice does not exist unless a standard
exists first.
The Lord detests
dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him. Proverbs 11:1
God detests skewed scales.
Modern culture is in love with relativity and a misconception of the
concept of tolerance. Tolerance is no
longer tolerating. It has been turned
into forces approval.
The root cause is that we have skewed scales. We judge people, not by a standard, but by
the situation. Honestly, not even by the
situation, but by the emotion that situation causes within us. The loss of absolute truth is one of the most
damaging cultural realities of the last 50 years.
We, as Bible-believers, have an issue demanded us about
justice. We are to love justice. We are to do justice. We are to establish
justice. Yet, often, we fail
too. Often our problem is not a lack of
a standard but a lackadaisical approach to the application of it.
Here is what I think is the root cause of injustice. Injustice, for the average person, is not
intentional, it is emotional. I believe
we have this emotional struggle.
1.
We believe we deserve credit for all our good.
And no penalty or consequence for all our bad.
2.
We believe that bad people (according to us) should receive all punishment for
their bad, but no credit for their good.
This is not justice.
Justice rewards each accordingly and accurately. So the root problem we have with justice is
that without a standard it is all up to us.
We are not nearly absolute enough for such a job…none of us.
But there is ONE who is Righteous.
