TSK · Acts 24:25

The God of Israel spoke, the protector of Israel spoke to me. The one who rules fairly among men, the one who rules in the fear of God,

Then the king of Israel said,“Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the city official and Joash the king’s son.

Therefore let us enact a covenant with our God to send away all these women and their offspring, in keeping with your counsel, my lord, and that of those who respect the commandments of our God. And let it be done according to the law.

I put on righteousness and it clothed me, my just dealing was like a robe and a turban;

You love justice and hate evil. For this reason God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of joy, elevating you above your companions.

For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David. Do you rulers really pronounce just decisions? Do you judge people fairly?

A psalm of Asaph. God stands in the assembly of El; in the midst of the gods he renders judgment.

My body trembles because I fear you; I am afraid of your judgments.

Permit no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids.

Do not give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which ruins kings.

Government Corruption If you see the extortion of the poor, or the perversion of justice and fairness in the government, do not be astonished by the matter. For the high official is watched by a higher official, and there are higher ones over them!

Enjoy Life to the Fullest under the Fear of God Rejoice, young man, while you are young, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Follow the impulses of your heart and the desires of your eyes, but know that God will judge your motives and actions.

Come, let’s consider your options,” says the LORD.“Though your sins have stained you like the color red, you can become white like snow; though they are as easy to see as the color scarlet, you can become white like wool.

Then a trustworthy king will be established; he will rule in a reliable manner, this one from David’s family. He will be sure to make just decisions and will be experienced in executing justice.

Tremble, you complacent ones! Shake with fear, you carefree ones! Strip off your clothes and expose yourselves– put sackcloth on your waist!

Seek the LORD while he makes himself available; call to him while he is nearby!

My hand made them; that is how they came to be,” says the LORD. I show special favor to the humble and contrite, who respect what I have to say.

Does it make you any more of a king that you outstrip everyone else in building with cedar? Just think about your father. He was content that he had food and drink. He did what was just and right. So things went well with him.

Then King Zedekiah had him brought to the palace. There he questioned him privately and asked him,“Is there any message from the LORD?”Jeremiah answered,“Yes, there is.” Then he announced,“You will be handed over to the king of Babylon.”

“‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Enough, you princes of Israel! Put away violence and destruction, and do what is just and right. Put an end to your evictions of my people, declares the Sovereign LORD.

Belshazzar Sees Mysterious Handwriting on a Wall King Belshazzar prepared a great banquet for a thousand of his nobles, and he was drinking wine in front of them all.

Many of those who sleep in the dusty ground will awake– some to everlasting life, and others to shame and everlasting abhorrence.

They utter empty words, taking false oaths and making empty agreements. Therefore legal disputes sprout up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a plowed field.

Justice must flow like torrents of water, righteous actions like a stream that never dries up.

Habakkuk Declares His Confidence I listened and my stomach churned; the sound made my lips quiver. My frame went limp, as if my bones were decaying, and I shook as I tried to walk. I long for the day of distress to come upon the people who attack us.

Although Herod wanted to kill John, he feared the crowd because they accepted John as a prophet.

The Parable of the Ten Virgins“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

For John had repeatedly told Herod,“It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”

Just as it was in the days of Noah, so too it will be in the days of the Son of Man.

The Response to Peter’s Address Now when they heard this, they were acutely distressed and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles,“What should we do, brothers?”

He commanded us to preach to the people and to warn them that he is the one appointed by God as judge of the living and the dead.

Paul went to the Jews in the synagogue, as he customarily did, and on three Sabbath days he addressed them from the scriptures,

Now when they heard about the resurrection from the dead, some began to scoff, but others said,“We will hear you again about this.”

At the same time he was also hoping that Paul would give him money, and for this reason he sent for Paul as often as possible and talked with him.

on the day when God will judge the secrets of human hearts, according to my gospel through Christ Jesus.

Consecration of the Believer’s Life Therefore I exhort you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice– alive, holy, and pleasing to God– which is your reasonable service.

So then, do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the motives of hearts. Then each will receive recognition from God.

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be paid back according to what he has done while in the body, whether good or evil.

But the scripture imprisoned everything under sin so that the promise could be given– because of the faithfulness of Jesus Christ– to those who believe.

and to you who are being afflicted to give rest together with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels.

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people.

But exhort one another each day, as long as it is called“Today,” that none of you may become hardened by sin’s deception.

Thus we must make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.

And just as people are appointed to die once, and then to face judgment,

You believe that God is one; well and good. Even the demons believe that– and tremble with fear.

But set Christ apart as Lord in your hearts and always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks about the hope you possess.

to knowledge, self-control; to self-control, perseverance; to perseverance, godliness;

By this the children of God and the children of the devil are revealed: Everyone who does not practice righteousness– the one who does not love his fellow Christian– is not of God.