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NASB | Psalm 11:7 For the LORD is righteous, He loves righteousness; The upright will behold His face. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Psalm 11:7 For the LORD is [absolutely] righteous, He loves righteousness (virtue, morality, justice); The upright shall see His face. |
Bible Question:
Saints, Is God fair? I often hear righteous equated with fair. However, I perceive that that our Lord is often 'not fair,' not only from the world's point of view, but even from the believer's as well. Explain the difference, please. (Please, I know that God is 'beautiful') In Christ Jesus, charis |
Bible Answer: What's fair? Fair is more of a worldly term, in my humble opinion, and it is subject to opinion. What I may consider fair can be different from your perception, and so forth. From a worldly perspective, fair is basically "The Golden Rule", but that saying has been warped in so many ways that it sucks (not like it wasn't bad when it started). God is not "fair", if you take the worldly meaning, but how "fair" is it for a parent to discipline their kids for doing something wrong, even if they had no knowledge of it? God's reasons for His actions are beyond our comprehension; to even attempt to do so before everything happens brings about frequent headaches and immeasurable possibilities. I'll take it to another level: Was it "fair" that God made me black? I've suffered in ways that no one else would understand (not trying to "glorify" my suffering and experiences above anyone else's, so don't get it twisted), but my suffering has allowed me to grow further in Christ, and to appreciate the good times, as well as the bad. Was it fair? I don't think like that. I ask, "Would I have appreciated God in the same sense if I didn't suffer the way I did?" The obvious (and LOUD) answer is NO!! In some ways, to conform to this world would mean to consider God "unfair" to whomever suffers (good, bad, indifferent), but that only shows 1)a lack of trust towards God, and 2)trying to put a number on something that can't be measured (His knowledge and foresight). If someone can give me an exact number for infinity, I'll retract that statement. Another way: If God were "fair", His level of forgiveness would be VERY limited, and most of us would be roasting in Hell right now, so in that way, I'm glad God isn't "fair". Think about Paul and the number of Christians he helped kill before writing the books of the New Testament. Think about Gideon questioning God's miracles. Think about Peter's brazen denial. The number of people who have disappointed and flat out denied God would be frying in that overgrown deep fat fryer we call Hell if God were "fair" in earthly ways. Gotta love that grace; keeps me from burning! At the same time, His JUSTICE and His Word are just and true. No one will escape Judgement Day. When all is said and done, ALL THINGS will come to the glory of God. |