God’s Word provides us with a variety of knowledge about justice and equality that we need for our spiritual growth. God wants His children to have these principles in their lives that bring order and happiness to their lives.
Since we are all God’s creation, each of us should have equal value. In God’s eyes, there is no distinction between rich and poor, male and female, or high and low. Just as a father loves all his children equally, God loves us equally.
The early church members all sat together to worship God and ate and drank together. Through this, we see that God loves us all equally and that we should also see each other with the same eyes.
It is absolutely necessary to maintain justice and equality in our church. Through this, we can increase love and affection among believers and be steadfast in the path shown by God.
Dear friends, now let’s look at the following Bible scriptures that talk about justice and equality.
James 1:27 :—
“Pure religion undefiled before God the Father is this, To visit the fatherless widows in their affliction, to keep himself unspotted from the world”
James 2:1 :—
“My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons”
James 3:17 :—
“But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be intreated, full of mercy good fruits, without partiality, without hypocrisy”
Galatians 3:28 :—
“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus”
Galatians 6:2 :—
“Bear ye one another’s burdens, so fulfil the law of Christ”
Romans 12:16 :—
“Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits”
Romans 13:8 :—
“Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law”
Romans 15:1-2 :—
“We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, not to please ourselvesLet every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification”
Romans 2:11 :—
“For there is no respect of persons with God”
Leviticus 19:15 :—
“Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour”
Leviticus 25:17 :—
“Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God:for I am the Lord your God”
Deuteronomy 16:19 :—
“Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, pervert the words of the righteous”
Deuteronomy 1:17 :—
“Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God’s: the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, I will hear it”
Colossians 3:11 :—
“Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, in all”
Colossians 4:1 :—
“Masters, give unto your servants that which is just equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven”
Acts 10:34 :—
“Then Peter opened his mouth, said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons”
Acts 4:32 :—
“The multitude of them that believed were of one heart of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common”
Job 34:19 :—
“How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands”
Job 37:23 :—
“Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, in judgment, in plenty of justice: he will not afflict”
Ephesians 4:2-3 :—
“With all lowliness meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in loveEndeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace”
Ephesians 6:9 :—
“Ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him”
Proverbs 14:31 :—
“He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor”
Proverbs 21:3 :—
“To do justice judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice”
Proverbs 29:7 :—
“The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it”
Proverbs 31:8-9 :—
“Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destructionOpen thy mouth, judge righteously, plead the cause of the poor needy”
Malachi 2:10 :—
“Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?”
Luke 3:11 :—
“He answereth saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; he that hath meat, let him do likewise”
Luke 6:31 :—
“As ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise”
Matthew 22:39 :—
“The second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself”
Matthew 7:12 :—
“Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law the prophets”
Psalm 82:3 :—
“Defend the poor fatherless: do justice to the afflicted needy”
Isaiah 1:17 :—
“Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow”
Micah 6:8 :—
“He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, to love mercy, to walk humbly with thy God?”
Zechariah 7:9-10 :—
“Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, shew mercy compassions every man to his brotherAnd oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart”
John 13:34 :—
“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another”
Exodus 23:6 :—
“Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause”
Hebrews 13:1-2 :—
“Let brotherly love continueBe not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares”
Philippians 2:3-4 :—
“Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselvesLook not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others”
Titus 3:2 :—
“To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men”