This research will show how both retributive and remunerative justice has been demonstrated in the covenants that God has made with His people throughout history, and how in the exercise of divine justice, God is just when He punishes violations of His covenants and when He rewards those who obey His covenants.Project SummaryGod's righteousness is an attribute closely related to God's righteousness. God's justice is done in his retributive justice. In many circles, God's retributive justice has been overemphasized at the expense of God's remunerative justice. This is what happened before Martin Luther saw the truth about justification in Romans. Luther was so concerned about God's retributive justice that he took excessive measures to punish himself for his own sin. When looking at God's covenants, there are clear guidelines for keeping the covenant, and when these guidelines are broken, God's retributive justice is meted out to the one who breaks the covenant. However, God's rewarding justice is still at work for those who have kept His covenants. Those who keep God's commandments are blessed with a demonstration of retributive righteousness. This study will focus on biblical passages that focus on both aspects of God's justice, concluding with a discussion of the ultimate manifestation of God's retributive and remunerative justice in the incarnation and death of Christ. Preliminary BibliographyBird, Michael F. “Righteousness Embodied: A Response to a Recent Evangelical Debate Concerning the Imputation of Christ's Righteousness in Justification.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 47, no. 2 (June 2004): 253-275. Bibliography Summary Bird's article raises controversy over whether God's retributive justice is necessary. He rightly objects to the proposition that God's response to sin is something he willed but could have willed otherwise. Preliminary bibliographyBurk, Denny. “The Justice of God (Dikaisune Theou) and Verbal Genitives: A Grammatical Clarification.” » Journal for the Study of the New Testament 34, no. 4 (spring 2012): 346-360. Sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav (accessed November 10, 2013). Bibliography Summary Burk's article will contribute a short etymological section on the Greek word for justice and the normative meaning in the New Testament. Preliminary Bibliography Chester Stephen J. "Paul and Martin Luther's Introspective Conscience: The Impact of Luther's Anfechtungen on His Interpretation of Paul." Biblical Interpretation 14, no. 5 (2006): 508-536. Religion and Philosophy Collection, EBSCOhost (accessed November 13, 2013). Bibliography Summary This article, by Stephen Chester, will be used in a section on Martin Luther's pre-Reformation view of his guilt and sinfulness in the section on retributive justice..