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What Does the Bible Say About Justice and Fairness?

by Minister Paul J. Bern

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There is hardly a more controversial political battle in America today than that swirling around the upcoming national election and the role of government. The ideological sides have lined up, and the arguments rage about the size of government: How big or how small should it be? But I want to suggest that what size the government should be is the wrong question. A more useful discussion would be about the purposes of government and whether America is fulfilling them in a Christlike manner. So let’s put the politics to the side for the moment and look at what the Bible has to say about government, justice and healing.

Part One of Scriptural Verses That Pertain to This

The words of the apostle Paul in the 13th chapter of Romans are perhaps the most extensive teaching in the New Testament about the role and purposes of government. Paul says those purposes are twofold: To restrain evil by punishing evildoers and to serve peace and orderly conduct by rewarding…