"Our typical image of God as loving on the one hand and retributive on the other puts justice and love in tension as opposites. We have a God with a split personality. In one instance, God demands retribution for sin; in the next, we see God showing mercy and forgiving sin. But when we read and interpret the Bible from the perspective of divine love (and through our Jesus lens), we see that the standards of justice are driven by a desire for restoration, relationship, and harmony with God and others. In other words, divine reconciling justice is love in action that seeks to make things right, to reconcile with God and others."
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Retributive or Restorative Justice in God?
"Our typical image of God as loving on the one hand and retributive on the other puts justice and love in tension as opposites. We have a God with a split personality. In one instance, God demands retribution for sin; in the next, we see God showing mercy and forgiving sin. But when we read and interpret the Bible from the perspective of divine love (and through our Jesus lens), we see that the standards of justice are driven by a desire for restoration, relationship, and harmony with God and others. In other words, divine reconciling justice is love in action that seeks to make things right, to reconcile with God and others."
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