26 Bible Verses about Justice, In Believers' Lives

[Move vss 14,15 to follow vs 16] (When Gentiles who have no law obey instinctively the Law's requirements, they are a law to themselves, even though they have no law; they exhibit the effect of the Law written on their hearts, their conscience bears them witness, as their moral convictions accuse or it may be defend them.)

He replied, "You must love the Lord your God with your whole heart, with your whole soul, and with your whole mind. This is the greatest and chief command. There is a second like it: you must love your neighbour as yourself.read more.
The whole Law and the prophets hang upon these two commands."

Do not imagine I have come to destroy the Law or the prophets; I have not come to destroy but to fulfil.

What follows, then? That 'the Law is equivalent to sin'? Never! Why, had it not been for the Law, I would never have known what sin meant! Thus I would never have known what it is to covet, unless the Law had said, You must not covet.

Love never wrongs a neighbour; that is why love is the fulfilment of the law.

I am quite aware that 'the Law is admirable' ??provided that one makes a lawful use of it; he must keep in mind that no law is ever made for honest people but for the lawless and the insubordinate, for the impious and the sinful, for the irreverent and the profane, for parricides and matricides, murderers, immoral persons, sodomites, kidnappers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrineread more.
as laid down by that glorious gospel of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted.

God's righteousness is revealed in it by faith and for faith ??as it is written, Now by faith shall the righteous live.

But now we have a righteousness of God disclosed apart from law altogether; it is attested by the Law and the prophets, but it is a righteousness of God which comes by believing in Jesus Christ. And it is meant for all who have faith. No distinctions are drawn. All have sinned, all come short of the glory of God,read more.
but they are justified for nothing by his grace through the ransom provided in Christ Jesus,

but for our sakes as well; faith will be counted to us as we believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, Jesus who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised that we might be justified.

As we are justified by faith, then, let us enjoy the peace we have with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

What are we to conclude, then? That Gentiles who never aimed at righteousness have attained righteousness, that is, righteousness by faith;

Why, it is as with Abraham, he had faith in God and that was counted to him as righteousness.

and be found at death in him, possessing no legal righteousness of my own but the righteousness of faith in Christ, the divine righteousness that rests on faith.

So faith, unless it has deeds, is dead in itself.

Then shall the King say to those on his right, 'Come, you whom my Father has blessed, come into your inheritance in the realm prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you fed me, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you entertained me, I was unclothed and you clothed me, I was ill and you looked after me, I was in prison and you visited me.'

God has made us what we are, creating us in Christ Jesus for the good deeds which are prepared beforehand by God as our sphere of action.

Let no one deceive you, my dear children: he who practises righteousness is just, as He is just;

Blessed are the pure in heart! they will see God.

Finally, brothers, keep in mind whatever is true, whatever is worthy, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is attractive, whatever is high-toned, all excellence, all merit.

Lay aside falsehood, then, let each tell his neighbour the truth, for we are members one of another.

he who would love Life and enjoy good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking guile:

Hence I too endeavour to have a clear conscience before God and men all the time.

Now there was a man called Joseph, a member of council but a good and just man who had not voted for their plan of action; he belonged to Arimathaea, a Jewish town, and he was on the outlook for the Reign of God.

Paul's defence was, "I have committed no offence against the Law of the Jews, against the temple, or against Caesar."

Now the crown of a good life awaits me, with which the Lord, that just Judge, will reward me on the great Day ??and not only me but all who have loved and longed for his appearance.

After that I looked, and there was a great host whom no one could count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clad in white robes, with palm-branches in their hands; and they cried with a loud voice, "Saved by our God who is seated on the throne, and by the Lamb!" And all the angels surrounded the throne and the Presbyters and the four living Creatures, and fell on their faces before the throne, worshipping Godread more.
and crying, "Even so! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honour and power and might be to our God for ever and ever: Amen!" Then one of the Presbyters addressed me, saying, "Who are these, clad in white robes? where have they come from?" I said to him, "You know, my lord." So he told me, "These are the people who have come out of the great Distress, who washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. For this they are now before the throne of God, serving him day and night within his temple. and he who is seated on the throne shall overshadow them. Never again will they hunger, never again will they thirst, never shall the sun strike them, nor any scorching heat;" for the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, guiding them to fountains of living water; and God will wipe every tear from their eyes."