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Justice

Across world spiritual traditions, justice is understood as a concept of moral fairness and righteousness. Many traditions converge on the idea that justice involves upholding what is right and promoting the well-being of all individuals. However, traditions diverge in their interpretations and applications of justice, offering unique perspectives.

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Likewise also these {filthy} dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.
ChristianJusticeBody
Jude 1:8
Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. {strange: Gr. other}
ChristianJusticeBody
Jude 1:7
For all that {is} in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
ChristianEgoJustice
1 John 2:16
Love not the world, neither the things {that are} in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
ChristianJusticeLove
1 John 2:15
Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
ChristianJusticeKnowledge
James 4:4
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
ChristianJusticeOneness
Galatians 3:28
As we said before, so say I now again, If any {man} preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
ChristianJusticeSpeech
Galatians 1:9
But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
ChristianJusticeParadise
Galatians 1:8
Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
ChristianAdversitiesJustice
Galatians 1:7
I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
ChristianGraceJustice
Galatians 1:6
For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or {if} ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with {him}. {with him: or, with me}
ChristianJusticeSoul
2 Corinthians 11:4
Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied {him}? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil {is} good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where {is} the God of judgment?
ChristianHappinessJustice
Malachi 2:17
He hath shewed thee, O man, what {is} good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? {walk...: Heb. humble thyself to walk}
ChristianForgivenessHumility
Micah 6:8
The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
ChristianCleansing HeartsJustice
Ezekiel 18:20
And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw {good}.
ChristianJusticePride
Ezekiel 16:50
Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
ChristianEgoJustice
Ezekiel 16:49
Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. {relieve: or, righten}
ChristianFaithJustice
Isaiah 1:17
They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward {thought} of every one {of them}, and the heart, {is} deep. {they...: or, we are consumed by that which they have throughly searched} {a diligent...: Heb. a search searched}
ChristianAttainmentJustice
Psalms 64:6
Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; {but} ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment {is} God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring {it} unto me, and I will hear it. {respect...: Heb. acknowledge faces}
ChristianJusticeFear
Deuteronomy 1:17
And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear {the causes} between your brethren, and judge righteously between {every} man and his brother, and the stranger {that is} with him.
ChristianJusticeRighteousness
Deuteronomy 1:16