Justice 28; Mercy 262

"Justice" is found in 28 verses of the Old Testament. "Mercy" is found 262 times, with 53 of the references in the New Testament. That says to me that God loves justice and mercy, and that He leans toward mercy. The "justice" verses are below.

Genesis 18:19

For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

Genesis 18:18-20 (in Context) Genesis 18 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

Deuteronomy 33:21

And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the Lord, and his judgments with Israel.

Deuteronomy 33:20-22 (in Context) Deuteronomy 33 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

2 Samuel 8:15

And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.

2 Samuel 8:14-16 (in Context) 2 Samuel 8 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

2 Samuel 15:4

Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!

2 Samuel 15:3-5 (in Context) 2 Samuel 15 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

1 Kings 10:9

Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the Lord loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.

1 Kings 10:8-10 (in Context) 1 Kings 10 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

1 Chronicles 18:14

So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice among all his people.

1 Chronicles 18:13-15 (in Context) 1 Chronicles 18 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

2 Chronicles 9:8

Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for theLord thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.

2 Chronicles 9:7-9 (in Context) 2 Chronicles 9 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

Job 8:3

Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?

Job 8:2-4 (in Context) Job 8 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

Job 36:17

But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee.

Job 36:16-18 (in Context) Job 36 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

Job 37:23

Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.

Job 37:22-24 (in Context) Job 37 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

Psalm 82:3

Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

Psalm 82:2-4 (in Context) Psalm 82 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

Psalm 89:14

Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.

Psalm 89:13-15 (in Context) Psalm 89 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

Psalm 119:121

I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.

Psalm 119:120-122 (in Context) Psalm 119 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

Proverbs 1:3

To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;

Proverbs 1:2-4 (in Context) Proverbs 1 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

Proverbs 8:15

By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.

Proverbs 8:14-16 (in Context) Proverbs 8 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

Proverbs 21:3

To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

Proverbs 21:2-4 (in Context) Proverbs 21 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

Ecclesiastes 5:8

If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.

Ecclesiastes 5:7-9 (in Context) Ecclesiastes 5 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

Isaiah 9:7

Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

Isaiah 9:6-8 (in Context) Isaiah 9 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

Isaiah 56:1

Thus saith the Lord, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.

Isaiah 56:1-3 (in Context) Isaiah 56 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

Isaiah 58:2

Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.

Isaiah 58:1-3 (in Context) Isaiah 58 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

Isaiah 59:4

None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

Isaiah 59:3-5 (in Context) Isaiah 59 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

Isaiah 59:9

Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness.

Isaiah 59:8-10 (in Context) Isaiah 59 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

Isaiah 59:14

And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.

Isaiah 59:13-15 (in Context) Isaiah 59 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

Jeremiah 22:15

Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?

Jeremiah 22:14-16 (in Context) Jeremiah 22 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

Jeremiah 23:5

Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

Jeremiah 23:4-6 (in Context) Jeremiah 23 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

Jeremiah 31:23Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The Lord bless thee, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness.
Jeremiah 31:22-24 (in Context) Jeremiah 31 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

Jeremiah 50:7All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the Lord, the habitation of justice, even the Lord, the hope of their fathers.
Jeremiah 50:6-8 (in Context) Jeremiah 50 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

Ezekiel 45:9Thus saith the Lord God; Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord God.
Ezekiel 45:8-10 (in Context) Ezekiel 45 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations

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Pray for Shannon Nyamodi; Protest March 17

Please pray for Shannon Nyamodi and the United States of America, where racism is observed in the injustice system. No white boys are kidnapped and held with trials denied yet, but once prosecutors recognize their "right" to use indefinite detention until defendants are willing to plead guilty as being their alternative to losing in court, the injustice will undoubtedly spread.

DO YOU ONLY CARE ABOUT CORPSES? QUESTION: How many of you are willing to picket for justice for Shannon Nyamodi at your own courthouses? His 6th Amendment right to a speedy, public trial is being violated to prevent his case from going to court. Even the alleged victim says Shannon is not the man who shot her. The prosecution does not want to take the case to court or try this weak case and lose. See the latest report and background information about Nyamodi at the two links below (use your back arrow to return to this blog):

Cover up? Man being held for crime that victim allegedly says he didn’t commit

http://www.kulturekritic.com/2014/02/news/cover-up-man-being-held-for-crime-that-victim-says-he-didnt-commit/

Background on the case: "Shannon Nyamodi: A Good Samaritan Imprisoned"

http://humanrightsforprisonersmarch.blogspot.com/2013/12/shannon-nyamodi-good-samaritan.html

Elizabeth Crudup's son is being held in solitary confinement torture in Franklin County, NC jail. She has not seen him in months, and four(4) court dates have passed without the jail producing Shannon Nyamodi for trial. WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO SHANNON TO FORCE A FALSE CONFESSION? IF HE IS MURDERED, THEN WILL YOU CARE ENOUGH TO PROTEST?

Today, Terrell Scott was released from a Pennsylvania prison after being indefinitely detained for 4.5 years to force a plea bargain. He was brutally treated - beaten, raped, exposed to HIV, and tortured with solitary confinement. He is now deaf in one ear and blind in one eye - all of that brutality was done to Terrell Scott. Officers of the court claimed Terrell Scott was too "crazy" for trial, but he was deemed competent for plea bargaining. Is this how prosecutors are allowed to avoid the embarrassment of losing court cases?

Shannon has been held without trial for nearly two years. Will you stand up for the Sixth Amendment by picketing for Shannon Nyamodi in your own city at your own courthouse, or do you await another black youth's corpse to get angry? Is this our children's future - indefinite detention until making false confessions to get out of jail? See the message from Elizabeth Crudup below.

Elizabeth Crudup They will not let me see or communicate with Shannon. We have had 4 Court dates, where they refused to produce him. Hoping to hear from Harvard law school criminal justice institute in the morning.

  

If Crudup fails to hear from Harvard Law, or if they offer no IMMEDIATE SOLUTIONS, we must protest for Shannon Nyamodi's immediate release or a soon court date that he is allowed to actually attend. Shannon is a youth in OUR village. Franklin County, North Carolina must not be allowed to capture an innocent black youth and treat him like a runaway slave. Our youths must not be indefinitely detained on indefensible criminal charges without our protest. Americans must not be denied their right to a speedy, public trial with competent counsel appointed, especially not working 18-year-old youths who graduated from high school and have no criminal background, like Shannon.

We congratulate Terrell Scott and his mother, Holly Alston, on his homecoming. It is an indictment against America and each of us that nothing was done to deliver Terrell Scott from the Pennsylvania prison before he suffered permanent injuries and confessed to crimes that never happened. A white woman lied on Terrell Scott after he reported her neglect and abuse of her children. His allegations were investigated and found to be valid, and the children were removed from her home. After that, according to an apology the woman delivered to Terrell's brother, she wanted to retaliate. Shannon suffered behind bars for the next 4.5 years with his right to trial denied. This must not be the fate of Shannon Nyamodi, especially since even the supposed victim said Shannon was not her assailant.

On Monday, March 17, 2014, assemble with concerned citizens at a courthouse in your own area, either at lunchtime or after work, and protest Shannon Nyamodi's continued indefinite detention and denial of his Sixth Amendment right to a trial. If anything changes in his circumstances before March 17, I will publish it here.

*Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution*

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.

Black Youths Should Not Have to Be in Body Bags

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Please pray for Shannon Nyamodi and the United States of America, where racism is observed in the injustice system. No white boys are kidnapped and held with trials denied yet, but once prosecutors recognize indefinite detention until defendants are willing to plead guilty as being their alternative to losing in court, it will undoubtedly spread.

DO YOU ONLY CARE ABOUT CORPSES? QUESTION: How many of you are willing to picket for justice for Shannon Nyamodi at your own courthouses? His 6th Amendment right to a speedy, public trial is being violated to prevent his case from going to court. Even the alleged victim says Shannon is not the man who shot her. The prosecution does not want to take the case to court or try this weak case and lose. See the latest report and background information about Nyamodi at the two links below:

Cover up? Man being held for crime that victim allegedly says he didn’t commit

http://www.kulturekritic.com/2014/02/news/cover-up-man-being-held-for-crime-that-victim-says-he-didnt-commit/

Background on the case: "Shannon Nyamodi: A Good Samaritan Imprisoned"

http://humanrightsforprisonersmarch.blogspot.com/2013/12/shannon-nyamodi-good-samaritan.html

Christians Pray for Justice

Christians must pray together for justice and compassion. We are bombarded with petitions to sign for officials to render justice, but we must first petition Heaven for whatever we need. For we remember that it is God who promised to cause men to give unto our bosoms. "I myself will tend my sheep and have them lie down, declares the Sovereign LORD" (Ez. 34:15). This blog is a place to meet and pray for one another regarding justice issues.

Tell as little or as much as you wish about your circumstances. God already knows. Some people may want to share their issues, and others may want to enter only their first names. We will pray together and uplift each other in prayer.  Whether you pray regarding a personal justice quest or the passage of some righteous bill, God encourages us to come to Him with our petitions. We will humble ourselves before God in public. For all who are ashamed of their faith in Jesus before men likewise make Jesus ashamed of them before His Father.

I also encourage Christians to fast along with praying. Some friends and I are giving up either food or other something else we value from 6:00 p.m. every Saturday until 6:00 a.m. Sundays. Extend the fasting time as your ability to resist temptation grows. Please do not vow to join us in this fast unless you will follow through. It is better not to make a vow and break it. A vow to fast is not necessary to join us in prayer.

Like most human and civil rights activists, I have spent years speaking truth to power and admonishing our decision makers to be just and to honor the Golden Rule. Some improvements have been made in some areas, but I am reminded that the Bible says that we have not because we ask not or because we ask amiss. We must make our prayers and supplications to God. 

I have many online friends who are atheists, agnostics, and who serve other gods. We can and do fight injustice together, but we cannot pray together. 

Please enter your prayer requests as comments, or simply put your name to show that you have entered the prayer closet with us. All Christians are welcome. If you experience a victory, please remember us who prayed with you. Come back to let us know that God answered our prayers so that we can rejoice with you and be encouraged. Again, you can tell the details or just write your first name and the words "Victory in Jesus."

"If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land." 

~2 Chronicles 7:14

Pray for justice and compassion. Both are God's will.