Justice is an important concept to understand for all
persons in all places. Legal systems are theoretically built on that which is
believed to be just by their respective governments. Within the geo-political
borders of states that uphold the belief that all people deserve civil rights
and liberties, a right understanding of justice must be obtained to succeed at
establishing whatever those civil rights and liberties are believed to be.
For the Christian, justice is particularly important given
the following biblically-based, logical equations:
- If (a) all people are made in the image of God and (b) God is just, then (c) all people reflect the image of God’s justice.
- If (d) all people inherit original sin and (c), then (e) we all do so imperfectly.
- If (a) + (b) = (c), then we should also (f) seek to establish God’s justice for all people because being (c) means (g) all people have God-given dignity as image bearers.