"A Just God And
A Savior"
Isaiah 45:20
Here are two facts regarding the character
of God that must be recognized, if we are to understand anything revealed in
Holy Scripture. You do not know God, you do not understand his works, and you do
not know the message of Holy Scripture, until these things have been
established in your heart. GOD IS JUST! He is holy and righteous. "God is
light; in him is no darkness at all!" Because he is righteous, just and
good, because he cannot compromise his character, he must punish sin. THIS JUST
GOD IS ALSO A SAVIOR! God is love. God is mercy. God is grace. He will be
gracious. He will be merciful. He will save sinners. He must do so, because he
cannot compromise his character.
When Adam sinned he was cast out of the
garden because God is just; but he went out with the promise of a Redeemer,
wearing the garments of an innocent victim who was slain in his stead, because
our God is a Savior. The world was once destroyed by a flood because God is
just; but "Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord," and was saved
in an ark God had provided, because God is a Savior. The Lord destroyed
Here is the answer to the question of the
ages - HOW CAN GOD BE JUST AND YET JUSTIFY THE SINNER? It all happened at
Don Fortner