Nicholas Senz on God's Justice and Mercy

"Does God have a split personality? We sometimes hear people speak of him as if he did. . . .

"While we know there is only one God, we do sometimes still hear people speak of 'The God of the Old Testament' and 'The God of the New Testament,' as if they were two different beings. How do we reconcile the sometimes differing pictures we see of God?"

In a recent commentary based on the writings of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Nicholas Senz, Director of Children's and Adult Faith Formation at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, Arlington, TX, reflected on how, in every act of God, both mercy and justice are at work.

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Aleteia: Nicholas Senz: God’s mercy and justice are not in competition: Aquinas explains how (9 DEC 22)