God is perfectly fair and just, but this world is not.Deuteronomy 32:4The world is often unfair and unjust. God did not make it so (Genesis 1:31).Do not attribute man’s injustice to God.God will settle justice at the Judgment.Romans 2:5-11Every injustice will be settled when God judges the world with perfect impartiality.Sinners who are justified by faith in Christ will be spared from God’s wrath. Romans 5:1, 9-10We must be willing to wait on God’s justice.Often what we perceive as unfairness in God is actually our own impatience.Revelation 6:10While we are impatient, God’s patience is working to bring about the salvation of the world.II Peter 3:14-15Isaiah 30:18James 5:7-8Fair or unfair?Do not confuse fairness and justice with equality in the world.If it is right, then it is fair.Was it fair for Jesus to suffer for sins He did not commit?No, it was not fair because it was not right.However, it was merciful and gracious.Is it fair for Christians to suffer for their faith in Jesus?II Thessalonians 1:5-10In the parable of the laborers (Matthew 20:1-6), was it fair for the landowner to pay all of the workers the same amount even though they did not all work as many hours?Yes, it was fair because the landowner had the right to do so.In the parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14-30), was it fair for the master to give different talents to different slaves?Was it fair for God to choose Jacob rather than Esau?Romans 9:13-14Yes, it was fair because God had the right to do so.It is fair for God to save those who meet the conditions of His gospel and not others?Romans 9:15Yes, it is fair because God has the right to do so.Many times, the cry of “unfair” arises from discontent rather than from injustice.I Timothy 6:6-8Philippians 4:11-12Don’t compare yourself to others as a measure of fairness or justice.
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