Is God unjust?

“But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust who inflicts wrath? (I speak as a man.) Certainly not! For then how will God judge the world?” - Romans 3v5-6

One of the great questions of all history is over the “fairness” of God. Too often the terms are misused – life itself is not fair. What we really need to ask is “Is God just?”

Paul is and amazing theologian. He knew that he had to address the concerns of the Jews and the detractors who said that this new sect gave a licence to sin.

Here is the argument in a nutshell. God gave the Law to reveal man’s unrighteousness. It accomplished its purpose – there is no doubt that no one can keep the Law. Man’s unrighteousness is made more manifest by God’s righteousness and vice versa. There is no common ground between our unrighteousness and God’s righteousness.

Is it therefore unjust that a righteous God must deal with unrighteousness? God is the only One Who is capable of judging the world. The next step in Paul’s argument is to prove just how unrighteous man is, but for now it is a simple fact that unrighteousness must be judged by a holy, righteous God.

This is all building to a wonderful, amazing truth. Is God unjust in dealing with sin? Of course not, otherwise what basis would He have for judgement?