Questions tagged [justice]

Justice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, equity and fairness. Questions regarding biblical or Christian teachings with regards to Justice can be asked under this tag.

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Why do people have different chances of becoming Christian?

First of all, let me say that I'm Christian, and I regularly volunteer at Church. However, I have a question that I'd like some light shed on: Christianity seems to value fairness and justness, but this question seems to oppose this, as, say in…
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Does "mercy" mean that we should let criminals get away with crimes?

How does Jesus's view of pacifism ("do not resist an evil person", "turn the other cheek", "I want mercy, not sacrifices", and "do not repay evil with evil") line up with the country's court systems and justice in general? Why if someone kills my…
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Is there a Christian definition of "social justice?"

Most (if not all) major Christian denominations seem to support the idea of "social justice." Most sources I've read seem to agree that the term itself was originally a Christian term that's gotten traction in more secular circles. Nowadays, people…
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