Justice In The Old And New Testaments

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In a world with immorality and unfairness, humans find ways to fix these issues in order to bring a more just society. People find their sense of justice through numerous means. Many people seek their sense of justice through religious texts. The Old and New Testaments are examples of scriptures that demonstrate the meaning of what justice signifies. These texts illustrate God’s love for humanity and how God saves humans from harm. Reading both scriptures together can aid humans in attaining a deeper understanding of the basis of justice in biblical texts. In the Old Testament, it states “For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who is not partial and takes no bribe, who executes justice for

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