Justice implies that there is truth which cannot be upheld unless there is a standard in place. We believe as Christians, that God has set the standard for truth and is truth.  This standard is all encompassing, which brings order and rightness to God’s original intention for man and creation. God is just and he is the only one who can truly be just because he is the ultimate judge. God by nature is righteous and his righteousness leads him to act just with humanity.

As Christians we are to act justly as well. Justice is acting rightly or righteously in any given situation. Often the church has a narrow and extreme view of justice, which only pertains to serving the hungry, clothing the poor, and protecting the weak. All of which are justice, but are not the whole picture. Justice is demonstrating kindness to ones neighbor. Justice is spending the appropriate amount of time and attention with one’s family, friends, and other relationships. Justice is using one’s resources and using them to aid, serve, and bring about rightness now. It all points back to the standard, which God has established as right. All of these things and much more can be demonstrations of justice. Ultimately, we as Christians cannot discern when and how to justly act on our own. It is solely through the submission to the Spirit, which will allow proper action of justice in our lives.

“Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it completely.” Proverbs 28:5