God's love has been expressed in His justice no less than in His mercy. Justice is the foundation of His throne, and the fruit of His love. It had been Satan's purpose to divorce mercy from truth and justice. He sought to prove that the righteousness of God's law is an enemy to peace. But Christ shows that in God's plan they are indissolubly joined together; the one cannot exist without the other. "Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other." Ps. 85:10.

Guds kærlighed har ikke mindre givet sig udtryk gennem hans retfærdighed end gennem hans nåde. Retfærdigheden er hans trones grundvold og frugten af hans kærlighed. Det har været Satans formål at skille nåden ud fra sandheden og retfærdigheden. Han søgte at bevise, at retfærdigheden i Guds lov er en fjende af freden. Men Kristus viser os, at i Guds plan er de uløseligt knyttet sammen. Den ene kan ikke være til uden den anden. "Miskundhed og sandhed mødes, retfærd og fred skal kysse hinanden." Sl. 85,11.