God is just but is God really fair?

Answer 1

God cannot be unfair to humans. "Fair" means giving to someone what they have a right to expect, what is rightfully theirs, what you owe them. God owes us absolutely nothing. We have no right to expect anything from Him, and nothing is rightfully ours. So therefore, nothing God does, or doesn't do, could possibly be "unfair" to us. If He gives my neighbor everything, and gives me nothing, I have no basis whatsoever to accuse Him of unfairness.

Answer 2

Same as with justice, it depends on what view you take. God always works in the long term view. From that perspective he is both just and fair.

What many religions do not explain is, that each Soul is responsible for the criteria that are put on their judgment. It is comparable to children in primary school, secondary education, university, and so on. What a child in a primary school may get away with is unforgivable to a young person at university. Because we all are at different levels of development as Souls, and because different levels of criteria apply to people as Souls, this further obliterates the superficial view that people tend to get about God's justice, or fairness. Some people just appear to be treated and judged too harshly. But ... what I am trying to explain here is, that these may be the very people (Souls) that are the God's chosen ones, and he simply takes the trouble to work with them closer, and harder.

If this idea, and a logical concept of God interest you, perhaps you could click on "Rational Spirituality" on the Dhaxem website. All about God's fairness is explained on it.

Answer 3

Yes, God is just and He really is fair. Sometimes you might wonder why good people suffered while the bad people were able to get away with their evil ways but that does not mean God is not fair, we can not based God's goodness on what is happening to us. He may allow adversities to come into our life because He has a reason and a purpose to mold our character into Christlikeness.

Answer 4

Do you really want God to be fair?? Think about it. Forget original sin for a minute... think about all the sin you have committed in your life since birth. Yes, even the little ones, like when you talked back to your mother when you were 7 years old, or lied about breaking something,... oh, yeah, right... it's impossible to count, isn't it? ... Now, Jesus lived a perfect and sinless life. He died on the cross for YOUR sin. God exacted a price for your sin -- from Jesus. This was justice. The price was paid. But YOU didn't pay for your own... Jesus did. That is NOT "fair"... do you want fairness.., really??? I'll take the grace every time. That's one definition of grace, actually: mercy, clemency". Those words hardly seem to jibe with "fair" do they?

Answer 5

Look around you. Kids in Africa dying of starvation. In Botswana, they grow up with AIDS. Do they deserve it? Is it fair?

This is called the theodicy paradox: If God is almighty and has the capabilities to prevent such incidents, why doesn't he do it?

Maybe because God has decided not to interfere, but if that is the case why do people pray and genuinely believe that it helps?

It's hard to claim that God is fair, at least not if his actions on Earth are deliberate.

Answer 6

He is not always fair, by our standards. Humans expect things that may be different from what God wants, and we don't think like He does.

Answer 7

fair is one of those in the eye of the beholder qualities. One nice thing is God has now looked through the eyes of a man and decided we should be forgiven cuz we are sooooo soooo soooo stupid for we know not what we do.

Answer 8

He is neither actually:

Exodus 11:5 And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.
11:6 And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more.
11:7 But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel

Answer 9

Totally.

Answer 10

Yes. Considering that none of us earns anything, and that God gives us the ability to deal with our lot if we seek his grace and strength, God is indeed fair.

Comparing your lot with those of others becomes a less compelling enterprise once you enter into the mystery of your purpose for life in God. It is a rare day indeed when I compare my life to someone else's, anymore.