Justiça
A justiça é atributo de Deus e vocação do cristão. A Bíblia chama os crentes a buscar a justiça, praticar o que é reto e confiar no Deus que julga justamente.
Buscar a justiça
Buscai primeiro o Reino de Deus e a sua justiça. Quem semeia justiça colherá galardão seguro e duradouro.
33 Therfor seke ye first the kyngdom of God, and his riytfulnesse, and alle these thingis shulen be cast to you.
18 A wickid man makith vnstable werk; but feithful mede is to hym, that sowith riytfulnesse.
21 He that sueth riytfulnesse and mercy, schal fynde lijf and glorie.
3 To do merci and doom plesith more the Lord, than sacrifices doen.
2 Ech weye of a man semeth riytful to hym silf; but the Lord peisith the hertis.
2 Tresouris of wickidnesse schulen not profite; but riytfulnesse schal delyuere fro deth.
Justiça em Cristo
Deus tornou Cristo a nossa justiça. Pela fé somos declarados justos diante de Deus — não por obras, mas pela graça.
21 God the fadir made hym synne for vs, which knewe not synne, that we schulden be maad riytwisnesse of God in hym.
11 For the grace of God, oure sauyour,12 hath apperid to alle men, and tauyte vs, that we forsake wickidnesse, and worldli desyris, lyue sobreli, and iustli, and piteuousli in this world,
11 But, thou, man of God, fle these thingis; but sue thou riytwisnesse, pite, feith, charite, pacience, myldenesse.
8 Fro hennus forth, britheren, what euere thingis ben sothe, what euere thingis chast, what euere thingis iust, what euere thingis hooli, what euere thingis able to be louyd, what euere thingis of good fame, if ony vertu, if ony preising of discipline, thenke ye these thingis,
7 Nyle ye erre, God is not scorned;
9 And doynge good faile we not; for in his tyme we schal repe, not failinge.
Praticar a justiça
O fruto da justiça semeia-se em paz para os que promovem a paz. Os olhos do Senhor estão sobre os justos.
18 And the fruyt of riytwisnesse is sowun in pees, to men that maken pees.
16 Therfor knouleche ye ech to othere youre synnes, and preye ye ech for othere, that ye be sauyd. For the contynuel preyer of a iust man is myche worth.
8 Neiye ye to God, and he schal neiye to you. Ye synneris, clense ye hondis, and ye double in soule, purge ye the hertis.
15 And thei weren glad, and camen togidere ayens me; turmentis weren gaderid on me, and Y knew not.
6 and biholdith meke thingis in heuene and in erthe?
1 Blessid is the man, that yede not in the councel of wickid men; and stood not in the weie of synneris, and sat not in the chaier of pestilence.
Consequências
O Senhor recompensará cada um segundo suas obras. A justiça exalta a nação e traz segurança aos que a praticam.
6 that schal yelde to ech man aftir his werkis;
15 Se ye, that no man yelde yuel for yuel to ony man; but euere more sue ye that that is good, ech to othere and to alle men.
14 But also if ye suffren ony thing for riytwisnesse, ye ben blessid; but drede ye not the drede of hem, that ye be not disturblid.
33 And if ye don wel to hem that don wel to you, what grace is to you? synful men don this thing.
25 Falling of man is to make auow to seyntis, and aftirward to withdrawe the vowis.