Thou shalt surely die! Those words were spoken by God to Adam soon after he was created; it is recorded in Genesis 2:17 that God said this to him: “… Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat […]
Love is defined in a practical way by the life and words of Jesus Who came to show the true meaning of “God is love” (1 John 4:8). From the perspective of the two models of the gospel, the “definitions” below point out the major difference in how God’s love functions toward sinners. Traditional Legal […]
What is Romans 5 about? It is considered to be a difficult portion of scripture. This page should help to clear up its meaning. Note that this page is also a supplemental page to that for the definition of sin. Have you ever struggled to understand Paul’s writings? It seems that this portion of Romans […]
Traditional Legal Model – Sin is simply the act of breaking God’s rules. If He says don’t do it and you do it then that is a sin; you have sinned and you are a sinner. Breaking His rules requires the administration of a penalty to maintain God’s justice. Biblical Healing Model – A sin […]
Justice in the Old Testament. You might be surprised. This is a supporting page for the Character of God and the Gospel Glossary entry for justice. The truth is that there are no verses using the word “justice” (KJV) which support that justice means to punish sin. There are 28 verses in the Old Testament […]
This is a supporting page for the Character of God and the Gospel Glossary entry for justice. How does this quote fit in with justice? “Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,” (Exo 21:24) The common idea of justice is something close to retribution. Retribution is expressed when someone says […]
This is a supporting page for the Character of God and the Gospel Glossary entry for justice. To help understand the meaning of justice in the Bible, let’s start by looking at the stoning of King David for his adultery with Bathsheba – the stoning that never happened. You remember the story: “And it came […]
The types of justice include more than the punishment commonly thought of. There are many forms of justice and words used to describe them. But before describing them I would urge you to read the following very good illustration of the correct application of justice. The Pesticides in the Garage “Imagine a genuinely loving parent […]
Traditional Legal Model – justice demands the penalty/wages of death and eternal separation from God. It is only satisfied if the guilty person pays that penalty or if someone else pays on his behalf. Justice is retributive. Biblical Healing Model – justice is doing the right thing which is to restore to a right state, […]
The Bible certainly seems to indicate that God judges us but don’t we each determine the outcome in our own cases rather than God? Let’s explore this a little. Here is a definition for judgment: Judgment (noun): the forming of an opinion, estimate, notion, or conclusion, as from circumstances presented to the mind: Our judgment […]