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Old 06-22-2010, 07:53 AM
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Re: Is justice a virtue?

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Are there any attributes of God that we should use as our example? Our ideal?

How about fatherhood? Should we try to be as much like our heavenly Father as we can, in dealing with our own children?
Thoughts, anyone?
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Is perfect justice a really, really good thing?
Good as in pleasant? No way.
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Good as in pleasant? No way.
OK. Good point. But is it good as in good? Are you glad that God is as just as He is? Is the world a better place because of it? Would it be, somehow, horrible if God was unjust?
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