In Exodus 34, it is written that when Moses heard God proclaiming that He is a God who abounds in mercy, forgiving iniquity, yet also by no means leaving the guilty unpunished, he bowed down and worshiped. These 2 great truths of who God is ought to cause us to worship as well, because they are great gospel truths.
First of all, if God was not merciful, we would all be dead. since Adam and Eve's first act of disobedience, they would've been destroyed for the satisfaction of justice, perhaps God would not even create them in the first place.
But if God was not just, at least the coming age would not be anything good to look forward to, one amazing thing about the new heaven and earth is that all that is wrong and perverse with this world will be made right.
Last but not least, these are the characteristics of God that compelled Him to create, despite knowing Adam and Eve would sin, it is what compelled Him to send Christ, so that both the sinner and God would be justified in reconciliation through the cross, that He would be just in showing mercy to all. This should cause all who believe to marvel and worship.
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