(10-16-2021, 08:31 AM)Ed Hurst Wrote: Oh, tasty bait! In this context, I define justice as both building and restoring. The thing we build and restore is human awareness of God's revelation of how to live in a fallen world. Biblical Law is the exemplary frame of reference that helps us think and act according to God's divine moral character. It's woven into the fabric of reality; it's how the universe operates. Judgement is slicing between what does and doesn't correlate with that divine character in any given context. I think your definition is fine. I'm just trying to put words to the mental image that goes with it.

(10-18-2021, 06:46 PM)jaybreak Wrote: "Justice," even the high-minded "justice" of western liberals, is really just another word for "fairness." While "fairness" could play a part in actual justice that can bring about shalom, real justice can encompass other things that contradict fairness. God's idea of justice is a lot less to do with getting a fair share and more about pulling down some of the peace from heaven and marinating those around us, particularly those under in our domain, in it.

(10-18-2021, 07:29 PM)jaybreak Wrote: Dinner inspired me: I had made some chicken wings in the air fryer, and it reminded me that I should make some jerky, since I hadn't done that in a while. So I had "marinade" on my mind for the last few hours