Ok I admit it

[xpastor]

God's justice, mercy and grace can be compared to the pardon that a governor of a state can give to a guilty prisoner who is facing execution (the punishment of death) for something that he or she actually did. JUSTICE will be served and they will be killed unless the governor has MERCY and pardons (forgives) the prisoner. But if the governor goes on and gives that prisoner not only a pardon, but also total freedom, a huge mansion to live in, and unlimited resources then he has given that guilty prisoner both MERCY & GRACE.

If we only received JUSTICE from God we all would be dead because all of us have sinned Romans 3:23, and the "wages of sin is death" Romans 6:23, yet we have been given a “stay of execution” for now

What really happens is that Christian teaching instills a sense of guilt about the most trivial things. Snapping at someone when you're tired becomes equivalent to murder, noticing the cleavage that an attractive girl displays becomes equivalent to adultery, and of course either of those great sins merits burning in hell forever and ever if it weren't for the sacrifice of Jesus dying on the cross.

The Bible gives us a beautiful example of what grace is and does. When Moses took the Children of Israel out of Egypt and into the desert the people soon became thirsty, but there wasn't any water to be found, especially not for 2,000,000 people, plus their herds of animals. God told Moses to strike a specific rock and He (God) would give the people water.

The water that came out of that rock demonstrates the grace of God flowing out to all who would drink. It also caused the parched and barren land to blossom which in turn gave the people and animals something to eat. Without this water, without God's grace supplying the needs of the people, the people would have died. Christ is the Rock; He is also the Living Water.

Sorry to break the news to you, but the bible is mostly fiction. Try reading The Bible Unearthed by Finkelstein and Silberman, two archaeologists who have spent their lives studying the history of that part of the world. There was no captivity in Egypt and so no exodus and no wandering in the desert. These are only a few of the many lies in the bible.