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To: Kolokotronis; jo kus; blue-duncan; HarleyD; kosta50
FK: "God's sense of justice is different than man's."

Indeed it is. In fact, the very use of the English word "justice" or the Greek word dikaiosunh is misleading. Here's what an eminent Greek theologian, Alexander Kalomiros says about this:

... "So we see that God is not just, with the human meaning of this word, but we see that His justice means His goodness and love, which are given in an unjust manner, that is, God always gives without taking anything in return, and He gives to persons like us who are not worthy of receiving."

Amen, Kolo. Thank you very much for posting this. I completely agree with where Alexander Kalomiros is coming from. We know God's justice is definitionally perfect, and we know there are many examples in the Bible where what God does fails to line up with the human sense of justice. Therefore, they must be different. And that's not a bad thing. I thank God they are different, otherwise, I wouldn't have a chance! :)

6,806 posted on 05/17/2006 1:00:16 AM PDT by Forest Keeper
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To: Forest Keeper; kosta50
... "So we see that God is not just, with the human meaning of this word, but we see that His justice means His goodness and love, which are given in an unjust manner, that is, God always gives without taking anything in return, and He gives to persons like us who are not worthy of receiving."

NO doubt! God's justice exceeds man's idea - it is transcendant. It certainly does not fall short of it!

Regards

6,811 posted on 05/17/2006 5:05:36 AM PDT by jo kus (For love is of God; and everyone that loves is born of God, and knows God. 1Jn 4:7)
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