How do we know that God's mercy and wrath can coexist?
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God's mercy and wrath coexist because His nature is both holy and merciful, satisfied through the sacrifice of Christ for those He redeems.
The tension between God's wrath and mercy is beautifully resolved in the Gospel. Isaiah 60 points out that while God has poured out His wrath, He also extends mercy to His people, signifying the dual nature of His character. All sin must be punished due to God's holiness, yet He chooses to show mercy on whom He will. This mercy is made possible because Christ bore the wrath of God on behalf of sinners. Therefore, believers can experience the fullness of God's grace, knowing that through the sacrifice of Christ, His wrath is satisfied, allowing us to receive His divine mercy.
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