Why Does God Allow Evil People to Get Away With So Much in This Life?
An unjust God? Sadly, because of the gross injustice prevalent in this world, we tend to think that God is an unjust God.
How can He be a loving Father and yet allow a child to be abused? There's something inherent in us that cries out for crimes to be punished, for wrongs to be made right.
Anger rises in us when we hear of hideous atrocities committed against innocent victims.
And I believe that this is what it means to be created in God's image (Gen 1:27).
God hates injustice with a greater passion than you and I can ever do.
A study of the book of Amos in the Bible would reveal to you how angry God is that His people are mocking the judicial system.
It is a terrible thing to come across God's mighty wrath.
For now, we look briefly at what the Bible says about justice.
God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood.
He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished- He did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
(Rom 3:25-26) Jesus relates to suffering The Bible teaches us that Jesus Christ died for the sin of the world.
(1 Cor 15:3; 1 Pet 3:18) This means that as Jesus hung on the cross, God was punishing Him for all the sins of the world and pouring out His wrath on Him.
(Isaiah 53:5-6) When God the Father looked at Jesus hanging on the cross, He blamed Jesus for all the sin and injustice in the world.
He looked at Him with the anger of a father who's daughter has just been raped, a husband who's wife has just been murdered, and He turned His face away from Him.
What really happened on the cross, we will never fully understand, but what we are clear on was that a heavy price was paid for the sin of this world - such was the extent of God's hatred for sin that He sent His only Son to pay it's punishment.
Jesus understands what it feels like to have evil done to you.
He bore the punishment that that evil person deserved.
God will not be mocked The Bible also goes on to say, Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming upon you.
Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes.
Your gold and silver are corroded.
Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire.
You have hoarded wealth in the last days.
Look! The wages you failed to pay the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you.
The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.
You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence.
You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter.
You have condemned and murdered innocent men, who were not opposing you.
(James 5:1-6) God hears the cry of the innocent, and one day, for those people who did not believe in the mighty work of the cross, God will bring retribution to them.
Woe be unto those on whom the anger of the Lord God falls upon.
Do not be fooled, God will not be mocked.
How can He be a loving Father and yet allow a child to be abused? There's something inherent in us that cries out for crimes to be punished, for wrongs to be made right.
Anger rises in us when we hear of hideous atrocities committed against innocent victims.
And I believe that this is what it means to be created in God's image (Gen 1:27).
God hates injustice with a greater passion than you and I can ever do.
A study of the book of Amos in the Bible would reveal to you how angry God is that His people are mocking the judicial system.
It is a terrible thing to come across God's mighty wrath.
For now, we look briefly at what the Bible says about justice.
God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood.
He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished- He did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
(Rom 3:25-26) Jesus relates to suffering The Bible teaches us that Jesus Christ died for the sin of the world.
(1 Cor 15:3; 1 Pet 3:18) This means that as Jesus hung on the cross, God was punishing Him for all the sins of the world and pouring out His wrath on Him.
(Isaiah 53:5-6) When God the Father looked at Jesus hanging on the cross, He blamed Jesus for all the sin and injustice in the world.
He looked at Him with the anger of a father who's daughter has just been raped, a husband who's wife has just been murdered, and He turned His face away from Him.
What really happened on the cross, we will never fully understand, but what we are clear on was that a heavy price was paid for the sin of this world - such was the extent of God's hatred for sin that He sent His only Son to pay it's punishment.
Jesus understands what it feels like to have evil done to you.
He bore the punishment that that evil person deserved.
God will not be mocked The Bible also goes on to say, Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming upon you.
Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes.
Your gold and silver are corroded.
Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire.
You have hoarded wealth in the last days.
Look! The wages you failed to pay the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you.
The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.
You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence.
You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter.
You have condemned and murdered innocent men, who were not opposing you.
(James 5:1-6) God hears the cry of the innocent, and one day, for those people who did not believe in the mighty work of the cross, God will bring retribution to them.
Woe be unto those on whom the anger of the Lord God falls upon.
Do not be fooled, God will not be mocked.