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« on: January 05, 2013, 02:46:05 PM »
isn't mercy an expression of justice? and isn't justice an expression of love?
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« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2013, 04:23:15 PM »
Seems like they're all interconnected, yes.
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« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2013, 05:23:39 PM »
God's characters are interconnected and do not contradict with each other, just like 9 fruits (Characters) of Holy Spirit.
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« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2013, 09:18:14 PM »
Quote from: Asteriktos on January 05, 2013, 04:23:15 PM
Seems like they're all interconnected, yes.

then why when i say this to people. They keep asking "why does justice and mercy have to be causally linked?" as if I was saying something irrational?
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« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2013, 09:39:15 PM »
I'm not sure. I also agree with what walter said.
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« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2013, 10:58:18 PM »
Quote from: Asteriktos on January 05, 2013, 09:39:15 PM
I'm not sure. I also agree with what walter said.

I thought both of you were saying the same think???
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« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2013, 10:59:14 PM »
Quote from: walter1234 on January 05, 2013, 05:23:39 PM
God's characters are interconnected and do not contradict with each other, just like 9 fruits (Characters) of Holy Spirit.

are you saying something different than what I am saying?
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