(July 15, 2015 at 12:58 pm)Esquilax Wrote:(July 15, 2015 at 12:09 am)Randy Carson Wrote: The answer to "why" is because God is also perfectly just. And perfect justice demands a redress.
Consequently, at the cross, perfect justice and perfect mercy met.
Which is a contradiction in terms: mercy is a suspension of justice. Therefore, it cannot be just to be indiscriminately merciful.
No.
At the cross, God’s justice was meted out in full (upon Christ), and God’s mercy was extended in full (to all who believe).
So God’s perfect mercy was and is exercised through His perfect justice.