Title: God's Justice / Malachi 2:17
Content Introduction
One problem that believers today are always wondering about while living their life of faith is, “If God exists and is alive,” really, “If God’s righteous work is ruling the world,” how can God protect the injustice and corruption of this world? Are you not looking at the sufferings and hardships of the people and are you acting as a bystander? It's a question.
Therefore, it is unfortunate that many unbelievers take a stand against the existence of God even more intensely, and even the saints live by rejecting the way of faith and the way of faith. Therefore, this time, I will focus on these issues and study the Word on the subject of "God's righteousness" or "God's justice."
1 Ponder the Word about the meaning of justice.
First of all, if you look at the Chinese interpretation of justice, Confucius means "public, fair share. righteous, right", which means "one of the characteristics of God that makes the punishment of good and evil fair" in the Korean dictionary.
The Bible Dictionary says it is "one of the dispositions of God that makes good and evil fair and just."
In the original Hebrew text, "Mishpat" refers to the fulfillment of "one trial" and "right human relations."
In the original Greek, it is called "dikaiosune", meaning "straight".
From a doctrinal point of view, among the attributes of God, which are shared between God and man, among the eight attributes that are common, one of them appears as the righteousness of God, and the righteousness of God is further classified into three.
1 political; This refers to the sincerity of God as the ruler of good and evil.
2 conservative; This refers to divine love that rewards good deeds.
3 retribution; It is an expression of divine wrath against evil deeds.
2 Ponder how justice can be realized.
In a word, these words were realized by nailing the virtuous Son Jesus Christ to the cross.
1 Peter 1:18---19 "You know that it was not with perishable things like silver or gold that you were redeemed from the deceitful conduct inherited from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. did it," he said.
Romans 3:23-24 says, "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by the grace of God through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus."
3 Ponder the reasons why God's justice should be realized.
In a word, this verse is for the realization of God's justice so that the wicked will be judged and the righteous will be rewarded.
Matthew 25:46 says, “They will go into eternal punishment, and the righteous into eternal life.”
John 5:29 says, “Those who have done good will come out to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.”
Galatians 6:8 says, “He who sows to his own flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but he who sows to the Spirit will also reap eternal life from the Spirit.”
However, the thing that always bothers us when we live in the realities of this world is the fact that people who believe in Jesus are naturally better and happier than non-believers, but they don't.
Therefore, even the children of God who believe in Jesus well, there are believers who complain about God's justice, saying, "If God lives, is this possible?"
However, these things are taken into account in Mal 3:17, which is the text of today's text.
According to the text, the Jews had committed a sin that harassed the Lord, and what it was. They misunderstood that God was pleased with evildoers in the work He was doing.
God said that just as people suffer when they are misunderstood, God said that being misunderstood by others is the most painful.
If so, did you not live with the same misunderstandings and prejudices as the Jews today, complaining and resenting God?
In Psalm 73, it is said that Asaph also made many mistakes when he saw the prosperity of the wicked.
However, in Psalm 73:17, he said that he understood the meaning in the sanctuary of God.
its contents? It is a fact that the prosperity of the wicked is temporary and ultimately leads to destruction.
Proverbs 19:3 says, “The foolishness of a man perverts his way, and his heart murmurs against the LORD.”
Even if you believe in Jesus well, sometimes there will be pain. Temptations will come,
But the clear fact is
The righteous do not perish. The righteous will be saved. The righteous live forever. Proverbs 11:8 "The righteous is saved from tribulation, and the wicked comes and takes his place."
Proverbs 24:16 "For though the righteous shall fall seven times, he will rise again, but the wicked fall because of calamity."
Psalm 73:25-28 "Who can I have in heaven but You? On earth I have no one to long for but You. My body and mind grow weak, but God is the rock of my heart and my portion forever. They will perish, and you have destroyed all who have departed from you like the harlot. It is a blessing to me to go to God. I will make the Lord Jehovah my refuge, and I will proclaim all your deeds.
Therefore, I hope that the saints should not be afraid of the prosperity of the wicked, and that they may live righteously until the day the Lord comes, and even if they suffer losses, they will live righteously until the end.
conclusion ; Now, let's wrap up today's horseshoes,
Now, dear believers, firmly believe that there is no disappointment in the trials of the righteous, and even if it is difficult and difficult to live a righteous life, “justice”, “justice” and “good deeds” I pray in the name of the Lord that all the members of the mission church who are living by planting and "truth" will become.