A Mere and Tiny 13-Disputations on Psalm 96:15 and Faithful Righteous Judgements

Psalm 96:13 NASB

Before the Lord, for He is coming, For He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness And the peoples in His faithfulness.

"...There are seasons in the lives of all when it is not easy, no not even for Christians, to believe that God is faithful. Our faith is sorely tried, our eyes bedimmed with tears, and we can no longer trace the outworkings of His love. Our ears are distracted with the noises of the world, harassed by the atheistic whisperings of Satan, and we can no longer hear the sweet accents of His still small voice. Cherished plans have been thwarted, friends on whom we relied have failed us, a profest brother or sister in Christ has betrayed us. We are staggered. We sought to be faithful to God, and now a dark cloud hides Him from us. We find it difficult, yea, impossible, for carnal reason to harmonize His frowning providence with His gracious promises..."  (A.W. Pink, The Attributes of God).

1.)  The Lord judges the world in righteousness.

2.)  The judges all people in just righteousness.

3.)  The Lord is always good and faithful and just.

4.)  The coming of the Lord is His plan.

5.)  The majestic way of the Lord is holy.

6.)  No one is as faithful as the good Triune God.

7.)  Faithfulness is about God's perfection.

8.)  Righteousness is about God's character.

9.)  No one is as just and righteous and holy as the God of the Bible.

10.)  Who can stand before Him without the Jesus-covering?

11.)  Who can compare to His utter faithfulness?

12.)  What is holiness?  It simply means to be set apart or undone.

13.)  God's faithfulness is about His holiness.

"...It does not seem proper to speak of one attribute of God as being more central and fundamental than another; but if this were permissible, the Scriptural emphasis on the holiness of God would seem to justify its selection...."  (Louis Berkhof, Systematic Theology, by Permission of Banner of Truth, p. 73).