According to Erikson, at various times the characteristics or attributes of God may conflict. The example used in the text was love and justice. This may happen if one is viewing the characteristics of God and for some reason they do not view them correctly such as love and moral purity one may come to this conclusion; however, where there is no confusion and the characteristics of God are viewed correctly then one would see the unique aspects of God’s love and his moral purity. God’s moral purity consists of his justice, holiness, and righteousness. This has to do with the absence of any wicked or evil thing as it pertains to God.
God is a righteous God which means his biblical word, decrees, statues, and commands which illuminates on his existence. God’s characteristics are very distinct because there is no one like him. He is in a category all by his self. He is the Alpha and the Omega. God’s love consists of his persistence, grace, mercy, and benevolence. When viewing God’s moral purity and His love it is very important to know the various dimensions of love and how it relates to benevolence, mercy, and grace.
God’s love is the reason or action that causes the reaction to manifest in these various forms. If we are viewing the characteristics of God correctly and we understand his attributes, there will be no tension among understanding his moral purity and his love. Therefore, the best means to decipher correctly the attributes of God is to study the scriptures, read, meditate on the word of God day and night so that one may learn more about him, who he is, his attributes, love, and moral purity.
Reference
Erickson, Millard. Christian Theology. 2d ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1998.
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