What does the Bible say about God's justice and judgment?

According to Scripture, God’s justice demands that sin must be punished. In 1 Samuel 3:11-14, we see God sending a proclamation of judgment against Eli’s household because they failed to restrain their sinful behavior. This echoes the greater truth that the wages of sin is death, as detailed in Romans 6:23. The sacrifices of the Old Testament, including those Eli’s family would have made, were insufficient to atone for sin. God declared that only death would satisfy the requirement for justice. This principle carries through to the New Testament, where Christ’s sacrifice is presented as the means by which God's justice is satisfied, fulfilling the prophecy that a man must die to remove the penalty for sin.