God: Paradoxical Existence

(Originally written May 22, 2006 in Book 1)

God: Paradoxical Existence

Traits & Opposite Traits

Infinite Justice and Infinite Mercy
Infinite Righteousness and Infinite Forgiveness
Infinite Vengeance and Infinite Love

etc.

Man is sinful; of this there is no doubt. God is infinitely righteous and therefore man and God cannot exist in the same place. Why? Infinite righteousness demands infinite righteousness, thus, even if a single man were very righteous, he would still have the stain of some sin and therefore not be infinitely righteous. Since God is infinitely righteous man cannot be with God. And yet, man is with God in Heaven. Thus we are faced with a dilemma: either God is not infinitely righteous or man is infinitely righteous. Both of these conclusions are absurd.

For man to enter Heaven (and be with God) he must be made infinitely righteous. But God demands infinite justice and therefore punitive action must be taken on man. Man ought to be destroyed for their transgressions. Luckily, God's infinite justice is accompanied by all of God's other attributes, one of which is infinite mercy. So we have a scenario where God's infinite justice demands that sinful man be destroyed and God's infinite mercy demands that sinful man be made righteous, infinitely righteous so that sinful man can be redeemed and dwell with God.

This is a contradiction! God is therefore a contradiction and cannot be. But that is absurd. Thus, there is an intercessor between God's two contradictory attributes, which is His wisdom. God's infinite wisdom saves sinful man from destruction and makes it possible for him to be redeemed. Thus, a God that at first glance appears contradictory is actually paradoxically mysterious. If not for God's infinite wisdom man would be lost forever or God would cease to be God.