The merger of love and justice
This story illustrates the possibility of an excruciating merger of love and justice. The judge was unwaveringly committed to justice, yet he demonstrated the depth of his love for his mother by making the supreme personal sacrifice and paying the penalty in her place.

Some think that Jesus came to earth simply to provide us with a good example of how to live. But if that's all He did, He actually made our problem worse. It's hard enough to follow the Ten Commandments, let alone follow the examples and teachings of Jesus in order to qualify for Heaven. It's impossible! It'd be like throwing a boulder to a drowning man, "Here maybe this'll help!"

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