LITTLE children have a strong sense of justice. A decision by a teacher or parent which seems to them to be unjust often provokes a howl of outraged protest.
A sense of justice is innate in many adults also. But in human experience protests against injustice are sometimes disregarded, and this indifference may lead to either belligerent recrimination or resentful submission. For centuries theologians have tried to remedy this state of affairs with the promise of a final judgment day, in which every detail of human behavior will be reviewed and rewards and penalties assessed. But at best this would leave many human protests unanswered for a very long time and many apparent injustices without any hope of speedy redress.
Christian Science presents a different conception of divine justice. By defining God as impersonal, divine Principle, this religion shows that justice is an attribute of God and is perpetually active, having infinite power behind it. Therefore justice cannot forever be evaded, defied, or manipulated with impunity. Every instance of justice expressed in human affairs is fresh evidence of the ever-presence of God operating as divine Principle.
