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A Call for Unity

Other passages from the Gospel require people to be just,
as follows:
Stop judging by mere appearances, and make a right judgment.
(John, 7: 24)
Masters, provide your slaves with what is right and fair.
(Colossians, 4: 1)
... "Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way
you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you
use, it will be measured to you. (Matthew, 7: 1-2)
When the Torah describes virtuous people, it empha-
sizes fairness. Furthermore, it states that just and righteous

people refrain from evil, are just to others, and protect the
poor. Some of the passages encouraging justice are as follows:
Blessed are they who maintain justice, who constantly do what is
right (Psalm, 106: 3)
For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his
household after him to keep the way of the
Lord by doing what is right and just.
(Genesis, 18: 19)
"This is what the Lord Almighty says:
'Administer true justice; show mercy and
compassion to one another.(Zechariah, 7: 9)
... "Since you have asked for... discernment in

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