How do we know that God is a fair judge?

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In Deuteronomy, God is described as For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes . In the New Testament, the Apostle Peter realizes this when breaking cultural boundaries to visit Gentiles (non-Jews):

"I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism but accepts from every nation >the one who fears him and does what is right" . Everyone stands on > level ground before God.

Perfect omniscience A human court can only judge based on the available evidence, which can be manipulated, hidden, or misunderstood. God's judgment is perfectly fair because He possesses all of the facts, including the hidden context of the human heart.

God evaluates motives, not just actions: A person might do a good thing for a selfish reason, or a bad thing out of extreme desperation. God sees the underlying intent: "People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart"
No hidden evidence: There are no unsolved crimes or buried secrets in God's court. In Ecclesiastes 12:14, it states "For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden things, whether it is good or evil". Because the evidence is complete, the verdict is inherently fair.

One final thought, God is not just a fair judge; He is a merciful judge, as described in many places in Scripture, such as , , and . A fair judge gives people what they are due as a consequence, but God would rather demonstrate mercy to a sinner who comes humbly before him and repents of their sin, than to exact punishment on them. According to , it says that God is patient towards us, not willing for any to perish, but for all to come to repentance.

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