Far be it from You to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth deal justly?” Genesis 18:25 NASB Deal justly – What does it mean to execute justice? Paul gives us…
Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1 NASB No condemnation – Celebrate! The judgment has been cancelled! That sounds great, doesn’t it? You and I are freed from the verdict that hung over us. The penalty that we deserved has been lifted. Joy should flood our lives….
“but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord who exercises lovingkindness, justice and righteousness on earth; for I delight in these things,” declares the Lord. Jeremiah 9:24 NASB Delight – The psalmist declares that YHVH will provide us with the desires of our hearts….
Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1 NASB No condemnation – Is Paul speaking the truth? If you’re part of the assembly of followers of Yeshua HaMashiach, are you free from condemnation? Oh, I understand the theory! But this hasn’t been my experience! Perhaps you are blessed…
for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ, and we are ready to punish all disobedience, whenever your…
This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil. John 3:19 NASB Darkness – So you claim to walk in the light? You know the witness of the Spirit, the testimony of the Word, the truth of the…
“but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord who exercises lovingkindness, justice and righteousness on earth; for I delight in these things,” declares the Lord. Jeremiah 9:24 NASB Knows – yada’, yada’, yada’. Did you ever think that this colloquialism is the equivalent of…
Then the word of the Lord came to Zechariah saying, “Thus has the Lord of hosts said, ‘Dispense true justice and practice kindness and compassion each to his brother; and do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the stranger or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another.’ Zechariah…
I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me. Psalm 119:75 NASB Your judgments – I wonder if we can confidently echo David’s poetry. Do we really know that the judgments of the Lord are righteous, every one of them? The Hebrew is ki-tsedeq (righteous, just, justice,…
I will sing of steadfast love and justice; to you O LORD, I will make music. Psalm 101:1 ESV Steadfast love/ justice – What are the themes of David’s praise and worship music? What motivates David to sing to the Lord? The answer is found in this psalm. It’s an answer that can set out…
