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Wrath and Mercy

        I once read a story set in the Wild West of a young man who saved a boy trapped on a runaway stagecoach. The man eventually became a judge and the boy, a criminal. Years later, the criminal appeared in the judge’s court, accused of a grievous crime. He recognized the judge and appealed to him, based on their earlier experience, to save him from the death penalty. The judge replied, “Son, on that day I was your savior. Today, I am your judge,” and sentenced him to the gallows. The judge did his job that day, called to administer right judgment based on the facts at hand. There’s an important balance between God’s love and His holiness. Love without boundaries is dangerous. True love requires love for the truth—in fact, as the Apostle Paul said, “Love rejoices in the truth” (1 Corinthians 13:6). And that truth forms the boundaries for love’s expression. So in Scripture, we see that Jesus loves all kinds of people, including the ones many of us would have a hard time loving: doubt