Job 32:2
32:2 Then Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became very angry.
He was angry
with Job for justifying
himself rather than God.
Job 34:5
34:5 For Job says, ‘I am innocent,
but God turns away my right.
Job 34:10-12
God is Not Unjust
34:10 “Therefore, listen to me, you men of understanding.
Far be it from God to do wickedness,
from the Almighty to do evil.
34:11 For he repays a person for his work,
and according to the conduct of a person,
he causes the consequences to find him.
34:12 Indeed, in truth, God does not act wickedly,
and the Almighty does not pervert justice.
Deuteronomy 32:4
32:4 As for the Rock, his work is perfect,
for all his ways are just.
He is a reliable God who is never unjust,
he is fair and upright.
Psalms 11:7
11:7 Certainly the Lord is just;
he rewards godly deeds;
the upright will experience his favor.
Psalms 145:17
145:17 The Lord is just in all his actions,
and exhibits love in all he does.
Jeremiah 12:1
12:1 Lord, you have always been fair
whenever I have complained to you.
However, I would like to speak with you about the disposition of justice.
Why are wicked people successful?
Why do all dishonest people have such easy lives?
Daniel 9:7
9:7 “You are righteous, O Lord, but we are humiliated this day – the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far away in all the countries in which you have scattered them, because they have behaved unfaithfully toward you.
Daniel 9:14
9:14 The
LORD was mindful of the calamity, and he brought it on us. For the
LORD our God is just
in all he has done,
and we have not obeyed him.
Romans 3:25-26
3:25 God publicly displayed
him
at his death
as the mercy seat
accessible through faith.
This was to demonstrate
his righteousness, because God in his forbearance had passed over the sins previously committed.
3:26 This was
also to demonstrate
his righteousness in the present time, so that he would be just
and the justifier of the one who lives because of Jesus’ faithfulness.
Romans 9:14
9:14 What shall we say then? Is there injustice with God? Absolutely not!
Revelation 15:3
15:3 They
sang the song of Moses the servant
of God and the song of the Lamb:
“Great and astounding are your deeds,
Lord God, the All-Powerful!
Just and true are your ways,
King over the nations!