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Malachi 3:13-15
“ You have said terrible things about me,” says the Lord.“ But you say,‘ What do you mean? What have we said against you?’“ You have said,‘ What’s the use of serving God? What have we gained by obeying his commands or by trying to show the Lord of Heaven’s Armies that we are sorry for our sins?From now on we will call the arrogant blessed. For those who do evil get rich, and those who dare God to punish them suffer no harm.’”
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Ezekiel 33:17
“ Your people are saying,‘ The Lord isn’t doing what’s right,’ but it is they who are not doing what’s right.
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Genesis 18:25
Surely you wouldn’t do such a thing, destroying the righteous along with the wicked. Why, you would be treating the righteous and the wicked exactly the same! Surely you wouldn’t do that! Should not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”
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Jeremiah 12:1
Lord, you always give me justice when I bring a case before you. So let me bring you this complaint: Why are the wicked so prosperous? Why are evil people so happy?
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Ezekiel 33:20
O people of Israel, you are saying,‘ The Lord isn’t doing what’s right.’ But I judge each of you according to your deeds.”
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Malachi 2:17
You have wearied the Lord with your words.“ How have we wearied him?” you ask. You have wearied him by saying that all who do evil are good in the Lord’s sight, and he is pleased with them. You have wearied him by asking,“ Where is the God of justice?”
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Zephaniah 3:5
But the Lord is still there in the city, and he does no wrong. Day by day he hands down justice, and he does not fail. But the wicked know no shame.
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Ezekiel 18:29
And yet the people of Israel keep saying,‘ The Lord isn’t doing what’s right!’ O people of Israel, it is you who are not doing what’s right, not I.
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Deuteronomy 32:4
He is the Rock; his deeds are perfect. Everything he does is just and fair. He is a faithful God who does no wrong; how just and upright he is!
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Romans 9:20
No, don’t say that. Who are you, a mere human being, to argue with God? Should the thing that was created say to the one who created it,“ Why have you made me like this?”
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Psalms 50:6
Then let the heavens proclaim his justice, for God himself will be the judge. Interlude
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Job 42:4-6
You said,‘ Listen and I will speak! I have some questions for you, and you must answer them.’I had only heard about you before, but now I have seen you with my own eyes.I take back everything I said, and I sit in dust and ashes to show my repentance.”
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Romans 3:5
“ But,” some might say,“ our sinfulness serves a good purpose, for it helps people see how righteous God is. Isn’t it unfair, then, for him to punish us?”( This is merely a human point of view.)
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Jeremiah 2:17-23
And you have brought this upon yourselves by rebelling against the Lord your God, even though he was leading you on the way!“ What have you gained by your alliances with Egypt and your covenants with Assyria? What good to you are the streams of the Nile or the waters of the Euphrates River?Your wickedness will bring its own punishment. Your turning from me will shame you. You will see what an evil, bitter thing it is to abandon the Lord your God and not to fear him. I, the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!“ Long ago I broke the yoke that oppressed you and tore away the chains of your slavery, but still you said,‘ I will not serve you.’ On every hill and under every green tree, you have prostituted yourselves by bowing down to idols.But I was the one who planted you, choosing a vine of the purest stock— the very best. How did you grow into this corrupt wild vine?No amount of soap or lye can make you clean. I still see the stain of your guilt. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!“ You say,‘ That’s not true! I haven’t worshiped the images of Baal!’ But how can you say that? Go and look in any valley in the land! Face the awful sins you have done. You are like a restless female camel desperately searching for a mate.
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Psalms 145:17
The Lord is righteous in everything he does; he is filled with kindness.
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Job 40:8
“ Will you discredit my justice and condemn me just to prove you are right?
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Job 35:2
“ Do you think it is right for you to claim,‘ I am righteous before God’?
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Matthew 20:11-15
When they received their pay, they protested to the owner,‘ Those people worked only one hour, and yet you’ve paid them just as much as you paid us who worked all day in the scorching heat.’“ He answered one of them,‘ Friend, I haven’t been unfair! Didn’t you agree to work all day for the usual wage?Take your money and go. I wanted to pay this last worker the same as you.Is it against the law for me to do what I want with my money? Should you be jealous because I am kind to others?’
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Job 32:2
Then Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite, of the clan of Ram, became angry. He was angry because Job refused to admit that he had sinned and that God was right in punishing him.
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Psalms 50:21
While you did all this, I remained silent, and you thought I didn’t care. But now I will rebuke you, listing all my charges against you.
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Romans 3:20
For no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we are.
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Job 34:5-10
For Job also said,‘ I am innocent, but God has taken away my rights.I am innocent, but they call me a liar. My suffering is incurable, though I have not sinned.’“ Tell me, has there ever been a man like Job, with his thirst for irreverent talk?He chooses evil people as companions. He spends his time with wicked men.He has even said,‘ Why waste time trying to please God?’“ Listen to me, you who have understanding. Everyone knows that God doesn’t sin! The Almighty can do no wrong.
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Jeremiah 2:29-37
Why do you accuse me of doing wrong? You are the ones who have rebelled,” says the Lord.“ I have punished your children, but they did not respond to my discipline. You yourselves have killed your prophets as a lion kills its prey.“ O my people, listen to the words of the Lord! Have I been like a desert to Israel? Have I been to them a land of darkness? Why then do my people say,‘ At last we are free from God! We don’t need him anymore!’Does a young woman forget her jewelry, or a bride her wedding dress? Yet for years on end my people have forgotten me.“ How you plot and scheme to win your lovers. Even an experienced prostitute could learn from you!Your clothing is stained with the blood of the innocent and the poor, though you didn’t catch them breaking into your houses!And yet you say,‘ I have done nothing wrong. Surely God isn’t angry with me!’ But now I will punish you severely because you claim you have not sinned.First here, then there— you flit from one ally to another asking for help. But your new friends in Egypt will let you down, just as Assyria did before.In despair, you will be led into exile with your hands on your heads, for the Lord has rejected the nations you trust. They will not help you at all.
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Jeremiah 16:10-13
“ When you tell the people all these things, they will ask,‘ Why has the Lord decreed such terrible things against us? What have we done to deserve such treatment? What is our sin against the Lord our God?’“ Then you will give them the Lord’s reply:‘ It is because your ancestors were unfaithful to me. They worshiped other gods and served them. They abandoned me and did not obey my word.And you are even worse than your ancestors! You stubbornly follow your own evil desires and refuse to listen to me.So I will throw you out of this land and send you into a foreign land where you and your ancestors have never been. There you can worship idols day and night— and I will grant you no favors!’
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Romans 10:3
For they don’t understand God’s way of making people right with himself. Refusing to accept God’s way, they cling to their own way of getting right with God by trying to keep the law.
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Romans 2:5-6
But because you are stubborn and refuse to turn from your sin, you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself. For a day of anger is coming, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.He will judge everyone according to what they have done.
