Proverbs 28:5
Evil men do not understand justice,
but those who seek the LORD understand it completely.
Believers do not need justice lessons from unbelievers.
Now, that does not mean that believers do not need any justice lessons in general. They do, but they need to enroll in Scripture's curriculum in order to learn wisdom on the matter. Taking graduate classes from the godless cannot lead to learning godliness.
Those who seek the Lord understand justice. Following God is its own education. Trusting the Father is a comprehensive course in righteousness. The faithful do not merely begin to get the gist of it, they understand these things completely. It isn't a simple glimpse of wisdom, but an opportunity to stare at and meditate long and hard upon it.
Understanding is given by grace. It is not acquired by applying one self, but by denying one self and sitting at the feet of the Father to receive it.
Understanding is revelation.
Speculation goes up.
Revelation comes down.
Wisdom is not obtained by those who merely know that there is a Lord, but by those who know and seek Him; not by those merely interested in justice, but by those interested in God; not by those pursuing equity for its own sake, but by those pursuing the Lord for Christ's sake.
Matthew 6:33
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
When you seek Him, you get everything else, including an understanding of justice. Trying to understand justice without wanting to understand Him is like trying to read without wanting to learn letter. Trying to know right from wrong without trying to know, love and obey Jesus is like trying to pull the horse with the cart. It doesn't work that way and leads to a great deal of frustration... and injustice.
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