Does God Want Equality? 

   Two words: equality and equity.       

   Are they two sides of the same coin? We need to understand these words, because one of them is being abused for political benefit.

   We go to the Bible for examples of equality, or equal.

   In Deuteronomy 33, Moses in his final writing said of the sons of Asher, "Your strength will equal your days." 

   Samuel wrote that Saul was "without equal among the Israelites." Saul was a head taller than any of them. 

   The Lord said through Isaiah in chapters 40 and 46, "To whom will you compare me? Who is my equal? says the Holy One." 

   King Nebuchadnezzar found "none equal" to Daniel and his three friends. 

   The Jews were angry with Jesus for "calling God his Father, making himself equal with God." 

   Finally, Paul wrote of the new covenant, "the fragrance of life ... and the smell of death. And who is equal to such a task?" (preaching). 

   Our dictionary explains equity as justice by natural law, freedom from bias or favoritism, and justice under rules of equity. The same word has meaning in financial matters, but that doesn't matter here.

   Equity is found in Scripture, all in Psalms. 

   Verse 96:10 - The Lord ... will judge people with equity.

   Verse 98:9 - He will judge the world in righteousness and people with equity.

   Verse 99:4 - The King ... loves justice - you have established equity. 

   Beware of the word equity in political usage. They don't mean equal justice; they mean equal outcomes for all ... as in Cuba. 

         Jimmy

PS. After the millennium, every human of all ages (or all the lost?) will face equitable justice before a great white throne (Revelation 20:11-15) according to what they had done, as recorded in the books. If anyone's name is not written in the book of life, he will be thrown into the lake of fire.

How can this be? Our bodies decay, but our spirits never cease to exist. That's why the Bible says, "It would be better if he had never been born."