Applying the scriptures: Justice based on divine law
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The prophet Alma taught that everyone is subject to divine law, which all have transgressed in some respect, making all people subject to the demands of justice. (See Alma 42:14, 18.)
At the October 1993 general conference, Elder Ronald E. Poelman of the Seventy said: "God's justice is based upon divine laws, under which we receive what we deserve according to our disobedience or obedience to the law.
Justice affords no forgiveness for transgressors but imposes penalties. (See Doctrine and Covenants 82:4.) None is exempt. (Doctrine and Covenants 107:84.) After all we can do to repent, we are still subject to the demands of justice and its penalties, which we cannot satisfy.
"However, we learn from Alma of our Father's plan of mercy, whereby the Son of God would atone for the sins of the world and 'appease the demands of justice, that God might be a perfect, just God, and a merciful God also.' (Alma 42:15.
"The Savior's vicarious sacrifice satisfies the justice of God. Therefore, God extends His mercy, whereby we may receive forgiveness of our personal transgressions through faith in the Redeemer, followed by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the gospel."
Applying the scriptures
