Grace for Grace

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Justice&Mercy
Mercy in Christ’s left hand, justice in His right;
We think they’re in conflict, but both are His Light.
God’s justice is merciful, showing mercy is just;
The two are one principle, in this we can trust.

When viewed as one law the full expanse can be seen,
It’s not a battle among, but the pathway between.
Only juxtaposed in scripture to help us understand,
The narrow course truth shines to implement God’s plan.

Between the wicked and the penitent, He must judge betwixt;
God would not be God, if a just punishment was not affixed.
Showing mercy and forgiveness is also part of being God,
An atonement must be made else the Father would be flawed.

Agency is more than freedom—it’s the essence of our existence;
It demands choice and accountability for its eternal subsistence.
If we are not held accountable, our agency would become void,
God will not walk this crooked path, that’s the lie Satan employed.

God has made us free to act within this mortal sphere.
Glory is reliant on the law to which we’re willing to adhere.
Unto every glory there are certain bounds and conditions,
judgment depends on our actions, not arbitrary superstitions.

One judgment goes before Him who sits upon the throne,
justice continues its course; while mercy claims her own.
Manifesting as justice to those not willing to receive more;
Mercy to the sanctified, the childlike, the meek and the poor.

Mercy isn’t robbing justice in some great eternal heist,
the two have one demand, to work by the Light of Christ.
For the sake of justice and mercy Christ came to save you,
that God might be perfect, and just, and merciful too.

Les Cookson

Scriptural References
1st stanza: D&C 88:6-13, D&C 93:29, D&C 93:36
2nd stanza: Alma 34:14-16, Alma 42:13
3rd stanza: Alma 42, 2 Nephi 11:6-7
4th stanza: D&C 93:29-31, 2 Nephi 2, D&C 101:78, Moses 4:3
5th stanza: D&C 93:30, 2 Nephi 2:27, D&C 88:21-34, D&C 88:38-39
6th stanza: D&C 88:40, D&C 88:32, Mosiah 3:18, Matthew 5:11-12, D&C 88:17-20
7th stanza: Alma 42:25, D&C 88:6-13, Alma 42:15

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