What Makes a Good Person?නියැදිය

Justice / Righteousness

“Pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart” (2 Timothy 2:22).

In addition to being loving, the Lord God is also just. He is often called a fair Judge in the Bible. He treats all people equally.

God expects that attitude from us as well. We are to live “soberly, righteously, and godly ” (Titus 2:12, NKJV). In Ephesians 4:23-24, Paul says we must be renewed in our thinking, as a new person created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness. John compares this process to a new birth: “If you know that [God] is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him” (1 John 2:29). Thus, when we live justly and righteously, we thereby show that we are a child of God and resemble Him in our behavior.

Specifically, justice means that we stand up for the rights of our fellow human beings. That we treat everyone equally and fairly. That we give others their due. This has its effect in court, in employment relationships, but also in the schoolyard and within families.

In history and in our present-day society, we see countless examples of injustice. Are you aware of them? How could you make a difference by consciously striving for justice?