In Job, chapter thirty-one, verse thirteen, Job’s treatment of his servants exemplifies how employers should care for their employees. He treated his workers with fairness, kindness, and equality. Job listened to them and responded to any just complaint, as in Leviticus twenty-five, verses forty-two to forty-three, verse fifty-five, Deuteronomy fifteen, verses twelve through fifteen, and chapter sixteen, verse twelve. Job knew that one day, he would have to give an account to God for his treatment of others.
Colossians three, verse twenty-five, reads, “But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.” Within family, church, and employment relationships, as in verses twelve through twenty-five, Paul is concerned about demonstrating the love of God, justice, and fairness to one another. If taken seriously, these verses would eliminate much of the unloving and unjust treatment of others within our homes and churches. Specifically, we learn that the mistreatment of others by Christians is a matter that will affect our future glory in heaven, as in Second Corinthians five, verse ten. Those who treat others in love and goodness will receive a reward from the Lord, as in Colossians three, verse twenty-four, and Ephesians six, verse eight.
Anyone who mistreats and does wrong to another believer “shall receive for the wrong which he hath done.” The guilty will carry that wrong to judgment and bear the consequences without partiality, as in Deuteronomy ten, verse seventeen, Second Chronicles nineteen, verse seven, Acts ten, verse thirty-four, and Romans two, verse eleven.
The principle of future accountability to God should help motivate our love, kindness, and mercy toward all human beings. Let all believers be mindful that God will hold His children responsible for treatment towards one another, as in Galatians six, verse seven.