Justice is served

With all the recent attention around court events it got me thinking that there are probably many people who have difficulty in grasping God's justice system and how it works. To begin to understand this we need to know that there are two justice systems we work with, one being heaven's justice and the other, earth's justice.

How does God view sin? Strangely to us, in God's eyes all sin is viewed equally. I say strangely because God views murder and stealing a pen from the office in equal light, with equal punishment required. To us that is totally bizarre but God does not distinguish. In God's eyes all sin requires the same justice, death.

God however knew that no man would ever be able to meet His high standard of righteousness which is why He decided to make one sacrifice, for all of mankind, for all eternity. He sent Jesus to die on our behalf to meet His law that a sacrificial lamb must be slain to atone for our sins.

Here is the amazing part. Because of that one sacrifice, all who repent and receive Jesus as Lord and Saviour receive the same salvation, eternal life. Therefore a murderer and a petty office thief who both confess their sins and ask for salvation, will be saved and will receive the blessing of being in right standing and communion with God. The blood of Jesus atones for their sin.

There is however one thing that God does not do. He does not remove the physical consequences for our sin. There must be justice and restitution. When Jesus was hanging on the cross and the thief asked to be remembered, Jesus did not assist the thief to escape His punishment. Both Jesus and the two men crucified along side Him died that day. The thief however was given eternal life.

These concepts may be hard for us to grasp but our God is a God of justice and His law must be fulfilled in each of our lives.

If you are struggling to come to terms with these concepts and need further guidance, please feel free to email your questions to me at: GWG.Ronwyn@gmail.com