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Topics: God's Character and Justice

JUSTICE

General scriptures concerning EXO 23:1-3,6-8; LEV 19:13-15; DEU 16:18-20; 25:1-4; EZR 7:26; PSA 72:1,2; 82:2-4; PRO 17:15,26; 18:5,17; 20:8; 22:27; 24:23; 28:21; 29:26; ECC 3:16,17; 5:8; 7:7; ISA 1:17; 56:1; 59:14,15; JER 22:1-4; LAM 3:35,36; AMO 5:7,11,12; MIC 7:3; HAB 1:4; ZEC 8:16; MAT 5:23; 12:7; JHN 7:24,51; 1CO 13:6

PUNISHMENT

  • ACCORDING TO DEEDS: JOB 34:11; PSA 62:12; PRO 12:14; 24:12; ISA 59:18; JER 17:10; EZK 7:3,27; 16:59; 39:24; ZEC 1:6; MAT 5:22; 16:27; 23:14; LUK 12:47,48; 20:47
  • DIVINE -- No Escape: JOB 11:20; PRO 1:24-31; 11:21; 16:5; 29:1; JER 11:11; 15:1; 25:28,29; EZK 7:19; AMO 2:14-16; ZEP 1:18; MAT 10:28; 23:33; ROM 2:3; COL 3:25; HEB 2:3; 12:25
  • ETERNAL: ISA 34:8-10; DAN 12:2; MAT 3:12; 10:28; 18:8; 25:41,46; MRK 3:29; LUK 3:17; JHN 5:29; HEB 6:2; 10:28-31; REV 14:10,11; 19:3; 20:10
  • DEATH PENALTY: GEN 9:5,6; NUM 35:16-21,30-33; DEU 17:6
  • DELAYED: PSA 50:21; 55:19; PRO 1:24-30; ECC 8:11-13; HAB 1:2-4

MERCY

General scriptures: 2SA 22:26; PSA 18:25; 37:25,26; 85:10; PRO 3:3,4; 11:17; 12:10; 14:21,22,31; 20:28; 21:21; HOS 4:1; 12:6; MIC 6:8; MAT 5:7; 23:23; LUK 6:36; ROM 12:8; COL 3:12,13; JAS 2:13

JUDGMENTS (Historical)

  • On the serpent GEN 3:14,15
  • Eve GEN 3:16
  • Adam GEN 3:17-19
  • Cain GEN 4:11-15
  • The Antediluvians GEN 6:7
  • Sodomites GEN 19:23-25
  • Egyptians EXO 7:14
  • Nadab and Abihu LEV 10:1-3
  • Korah NUM 16:31-35
  • Israelites NUM 14:26-39
  • Sennacherib 2KI 19:35-37

WRATH

(Anger, judgment, punishment) -- See ANGER; GOD, ANGER OF; JUDGMENT; PUNISHMENT, DIVINE; PUNISHMENT, ETERNAL

HOLINESS

General scriptures: GEN 17:1; EXO 19:6; 22:31; 28:36; LEV 10:8-10; 11:44,45; 19:2; 20:7,26; ISA 6:3; 1PE 1:14-16

RIGHTEOUSNESS

By faith: GEN 15:6; ROM 4:3,5,9,11,13,20,22,24 Fruits of: DEU 6:25; PSA 1:3; 15:1-5

RETRIBUTION

See SIN, PUNISHMENT OF

Key Observation from Nave's

Nave's "PUNISHMENT -- ACCORDING TO DEEDS" category lists 15 cross-references all teaching proportional punishment (Job 34:11; Ps 62:12; Prov 12:14; Isa 59:18; Jer 17:10; Ezek 7:3,27; Mat 16:27; Luk 12:47,48; etc.). This is a well-attested biblical principle with both OT and NT support.

Nave's "JUDGMENTS" entry catalogs 20+ historical divine judgments. In every case, the result is death/destruction -- never ongoing torment.


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