The Virtue of Justice

The Virtue of Justice

God is the master and owner of everything in the heavens and everything on earth . The Holy Bible tells us that God breathed into man of His own spirit . In other words , He created man in His own image . He allowed the man and his wife to roam freely in the Garden of Eden . But when Satan tempted man and wife , and they gave into temptation , God sent the man and his wife on earth to live through a period of time when they would be exposed to both

good and evil . Man was promised by God that he and his children would be returned to the Garden of Eden if they lived on earth holding fast to good and shunning all evil . Satan , too , was sent to earth with the man and his wife . However , man was to become the vicegerent of God - His steward - seeing that man had been endowed with God 's spirit . Satan did not contain God 's spirit hence , Satan too was subjected to man along with everything else in the heavens and on the earth . Man could control Satan , and the latter could only tempt man Those who gave in to satanic temptation could not return to the Garden of Eden , according to God 's vow . Only those that lived by God 's principles on earth and properly managed God 's affairs were allowed to return to their first home - a home of absolute peace and joy . Of course , Satan tries to stop such people at every turn . Those who succeed in this life and the hereafter must stay true to God 's commands nevertheless . To this end , the vicegerent of God must render to each what is due . Rendering justice is , indeed , the most important responsibility of a Christian

When Jesus Christ mentioned the major commands of God to his disciples , he was in fact rendering to each his due : God , the Almighty must be loved with the entire being of the believer , and fellowman must be loved by the believer as he or she loves him- or herself . Thus justice is the very basis of God 's commands . With regards to loving one 's fellowmen , it is noteworthy that although each individual is endowed with the Spirit of God , all human beings do not appear equal God did not grant equal abilities , talents , and gifts to all human beings . Some men are richer and more intelligent than the others . Some are born deaf , dumb , and blind . And , some must rely on income support because they just cannot beat poverty on their own . Hence , rich people ought to feel guilty if they are hoarding more and sharing less with their equals . Social justice demands righteousness on the part of all Catechism of the Catholic Church describes how differences among human beings must be used to the advantage of all .[D]ifferences belong to God 's plan , who wills that each receive what he needs from others , and that those endowed...