Justice and Mercy of God

Justice and Mercy
A: God's justice follows from God's holiness. No sin can stand in the presence of a holy God. The penalty for sin is death. more	B: God's mercy follows from God's love. But Christ paid the death penalty for our sin, that we might be the righteousness of God through him. more
-B: Exaggeration of A: God's justice creates fear and punishment; God is a God of wrath and condemnation; God is not fair. more	B, -A: God's mercy is unconditional and universal; God's justice can be compromised. Cheap grace. more