Pondering God’s Justice
It is important to remember that in his decree of election, God considers the mass of humankind in their fallen sinful condition. He chooses to redeem some people from this condition and to leave the rest in that condition. He intervenes in the lives of the elect, while he does not intervene in the lives of the reprobate. One group receives mercy and the other receives justice.
The concept of justice incorporates all that is just. The concept of non-justice includes everything outside of the concept of justice: injustice, which violates justice and is evil; and mercy, which does not violate justice and is not evil. God gives his mercy (non-justice) to some and leaves the rest to his justice. No one is treated with injustice. No one can charge that there is unrighteousness in God.
R.C. Sproul–What is Reformed Theology?
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August 9th, 2009 at 7:40 pm
This is a hard pill to swallow, but I agree. Just makes me that much more in awe of God’s wonder and power.
August 10th, 2009 at 7:18 am
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