God Is Just & Impartial

Mike Johnson

The Bible teaches that God is impartial.  Psalm 89:14 says, “Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Mercy and truth go before Your face.”  In Acts 10:34, Peter told Cornelius, “…In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality.”

Those who make decisions today may not always be impartial.  In a court of law, for example, justice does not always prevail, and partialities sometimes exist.  A guilty person can prevail, and an innocent person can go to jail.  Even in sporting events, an official may not always make the right call.  God, in contrast, is always fair and impartial, and we know His decisions are always correct.

Consider various ways we can see God fairness:

  1. There is one Savior for everyone. In John 14:6, Jesus said, “…I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” No one, no matter how religious or moral, can expect salvation except through Jesus Christ.
  2. There is one plan of salvation. There is not one plan of salvation for one person and a different way of salvation for someone else; eternal life will be on the same terms.  We all must believe (Jn. 3:16), repent (Acts 17:30-31), confess Christ (Rom. 10:10), and be baptized (Acts 2:38), and then we must remain faithful (Rev. 2:10).
  3. Everyone must face the Judgment. 2 Corinthians 5:10 says, “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.”
  4. God desires the salvation of all. 2 Peter 3:9 says God is “not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.”
  5. There is one authority over all. The rule is the “doctrine of Christ.”  2 John 9 says, “Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son.”
  6. Only one standard of judgment exists. Romans 2:16 says that God will judge men by Jesus Christ according to the gospel.  We also know that God will render judgment according to the deeds of each person (Rom. 2:6).

God is truly fair and impartial, and for that, we can be thankful!