3,189 Quotes About Justice

The main message of Jesus, I believed, is that mercy trumps justice every time. Not only that, but maybe the basic message of original sin isn't "feel guilty all the time." Maybe it is more along these lines: "We all have a notion of what it means to be good, and we can't live up to it all the time.

We know that in some way, incomprehensible to us, his suffering satisfied the demands of justice, ransomed penitent souls from the pains and penalties of sin, and made mercy available to those who believe in his holy name.

In seeking to change a deeply rooted prejudice our thoughts, our perceptions, our impressions, our expressions, our conversations, our decisions, and our actions all must be part of the transformation equation and be so every second, minute, day, month and year.

It is unjust, but only Christlike, to suffer persecution for doing what is right.

...celebrating the Eucharist as a remembrance of Christ means practicing God's justice towards neighbors, strangers, and enemies alike.

Efficiency was just a measurement of how fast money moved from the poor to the rich. We prefer the opposite of efficiency, which is to say, justice.

Faith without reason produces a mindless Christianity which is less than useless; the focus on justice in this world produces a theology that chases its own tail."~R. Alan Woods [2013]

Come all ye sneered and mocked,We must burn as flames of unity.Let's turn into a human tsunami,And wash away all hate and rigidity.

To be a Christian - a follower of Jesus Christ - is to love wisdom, love justice, and love freedom.