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Recently, there has been a great deal of coverage in the news about the subject of “justice.” It’s a cry that echoes in the hearts of many.

Some feel that young men have been wrongly killed by the police. And crowds cry out for justice. Some feel that there has been a rush to judgment with regard to certain of those police shootings. And police organizations and citizen groups have called for justice.

The Islamic “patriots” have insisted that to disparage Muhammad in any way is sacrilegious so they see their killing of those who do such is only an appropriate act of justice. While the families and friends of those who Islamisists have killed insist they deserve justice.

In each of these situations, those crying for justice insist that what they want is “what is right” and call for a “fair judge.” But even with such calls, it is not certain that anyone will get ultimate justice. Until . . .

Paul touches on what is at the heart of the concerns of many. Will justice ever be meted out? Will someone judge wisely and appropriately, adjudicating out concerns and bringing restitution for the wrongs we have suffered?

There is a simple answer to such questions. In insisting that God is not unrighteous in His judgment, Paul dismisses the idea of some injustice in God:

May it never be! For otherwise, how will God judge the world?

God alone can judge with absolute righteousness. His judgment alone will be perfectly just. And a day is coming when God will judge all those–living and dead–who have populated the planet.

The only problem for us is (as Paul has indicated and as he will explain) we all fall under His judgment.