Is it possible to be both? Does God value justice more than anything else?
2007-01-31 04:33:44 · 13 answers · asked by Eleventy 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I feel that a loving God would let everyone into Heaven, no questions asked...a fair God would punish some and reward others...
2007-01-31 04:41:55 · update #1
He is both
2007-01-31 04:40:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Justice is an attribute of love. If God were not just, he would not be a truly loving God. Love and justice go hand-in-hand.
You believe that a truly loving God would let everyone into his Kingdom, "no questions asked?" All right, you let a cruel, vicious, sadistic, hateful person in alongside a kind, gentle and giving one. And that cruel person treats the kind one horribly, for all eternity!!! Would that be showing love toward the kind person? Would that be fair???
In addition, mercy tempers justice. God is merciful, so that his justice is not cruel. Mercy, too, is a part of love.
God's love is for everyone, forever. Not just for one, or for a moment. True love and justice (and mercy) are inseparable.
Think about love and justice and mercy -- what they are.
2007-01-31 11:44:20 · answer #2 · answered by BC 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God loves. The law of the universe keeps everything fair over time.
2007-01-31 06:03:30 · answer #3 · answered by ak 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is both loving and he is just. God is merciful and doesn't want to punish us, but He is just so He must punish sin. That's why He sent Jesus, so that our guilt would be taken away and we would not need to be punished if we believe in Him.
2007-01-31 04:53:11 · answer #4 · answered by cnm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes God is loving. No God is not fair because he is not supposed to be. God is just!!
2007-01-31 04:38:25 · answer #5 · answered by Lady Di-USA 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God ordered people to kill people who pick up sticks on the wrong day. He sent a bear to rip up kids for teasing a bald man. Can you explain how that is "justice"?
The same christians that get upset with Muslims for their inhumanity to man, can justify the actions of their god, who is worse!
2007-01-31 04:38:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The Almighty YHVH created everything good . After sin, man could no longer measure up, and did not have the strength to become better. So YHVH sent His Son the Savior- His name is YHVH is Savior (YAHOSHUA)- to intervene in man's behalf. He offers Himself, and His perfection to anyone who chooses to accept it. If someone chooses not to accept it, they thus choose to remain fastened to their sin, and in the end all sin will be destroyed in the lake of fire which cleanses the world of sin so it can be made new. How could He be more Generous? Churchianity is a pagan system that we are urged to come out of. (It is called Babylon- the mixture of truth and error)
2007-01-31 04:38:27 · answer #7 · answered by hasse_john 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
He is both.He loves us and he's fair because he gives us the bible as a guide to lead our lives,which tells us exactly how to conduct ourselves and and it's up to us to choose whether we want to do that or not.
2007-01-31 04:47:00 · answer #8 · answered by Troy K 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I think of all the hate, hurt, poverty, starving, disease, war, and suffering in the world, the first thing that comes to mind is "loving" and "fair", isn't it for you?
Grow up, people, there is no God. Thumbs down the hell out of me, each one of them is a verification of my statement.
2007-01-31 04:38:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
How can you be loving and not fair?
I pity anyone who has children with that set of beliefs, no actually I pity the children.
2007-01-31 04:38:13 · answer #10 · answered by fourmorebeers 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋