Justice and Mercy

For a long time I've wanted to get two tattoos: one of the word "Justice," and one of "Mercy." I don't know why, I've just always wanted to. While in Thunder School I began asking the Lord why I wanted these two specific words. He gently prompted me to begin studying the words in their biblical context. So I began to write very simple document containing "biblical truths" associated with all the scriptures I could find concerning justice and mercy. Here is a very basic document with these biblical truths.

I am going to begin reading literature about the two concepts, but as of now I am just mediating on the words in their pure scriptural form.

Justice and Mercy
Biblical Truths

Mercy:

-God desires Mercy from us.
Matthiew 9:13

-Mercy is stronger than judgment.
James 2:13

-God is merciful, so therefor he commands us to be as well.
Luke 6:36

-Part of God's new covenant is His unconditional mercy toward His peoples' sins. * Jeremiah 31-31-34 and Hebrews 8:12

-God has general mercy over all that He has made.
-Psalms 145:9

-Outside of Christ we cannot receive God's mercy.
1st Peter 2:10

-God is merciful, and He loves mercy!
Ephesians 2:4, Exodus 34:6, Psalms103:8, James 5:11

-If you do not show mercy, you shall be judged without mercy.
James 2:13


Justice:

-There are elements of justice that only men who seek the Lord can fully understand. Proverbs 28:5

-The Lord requires us to do justice.
Micah 6:8

-God hates our worship if we do so without also doing justice.
Amos 5:24

-We have been justified by the Lord's grace; we are also justified by faith. Titus 3:7, and Romans 5:1

-If you fear the Lord, and seek wisdom and knowledge, you will understand justice. Proverbs 2:9

-We must guard the “paths of justice.”
Proverbs 2:8

-We are called to keep justice and do righteousness.
Isiah 56:1



*Just allowing all His people to know Him, and writing His law on their hearts, is a great act of mercy.

-John