A just being can not be a merciful being [Spirituality & Religion]

the two are mutually exclusive. If you are just you can not be merciful. If you are merciful you can not be just. Yet in Christianity we believe that Yahweh is both Just and Merciful. How can that be?

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Lila15 · 22-25, F

The theory is that God is unique in his capacity to dispense both perfect justice and total mercy. As humans we have to pick one or the other based on the limited knowledge we have.