Atonement of Jesus Christ Satisfies Justice and Mercy

 2 Nephi 9:26“For the atonement satisfieth the demands of his justice” (2 Nephi 9:26)

“Wherefore, may God raise you from death by the power of the resurrection, and also from everlasting death by the power of the atonement, that ye may be received into the eternal kingdom of God, that ye may praise him through grace divine. Amen”. (2 Nephi 10: 25)

There is a law of God decreed in heaven from before the foundation of this earth, this world. It consisted of the Law of Justice and Mercy. Whenever someone does an act of righteousness or goodness, he will be blessed by God, for this is the law, the law of justice and mercy. Contrarily, when someone commits sin, he must needs be punished, for this is the law, the law of justice and mercy. Therefore, when man commits sin, he is punished. The atonement of Jesus Christ satisfies the demands of this justice. Jesus suffered for our sins; consequently, sparing us from personal suffering if we but repent. He took upon himself our suffering so that we would not have to suffer for our sins, our punishment would be taken away. But since the law required that punishment be implemented for every sin committed, Jesus suffered for us to satisfy this demand of justice, punishment; otherwise, we would be suffering for the duration of our mortal lives and forever, having no ending. 

God raises us from death by the power of Jesus’ resurrection and spares us from everlasting death by the power of the atonement. Jesus’ atonement is: Jesus’ pain, suffering, agony, and the shedding of His blood for our sins.

In conclusion, Jesus said, “For behold, I, God, have suffered these things for all, that they might not suffer if they would repent. But if they would not repent, they must suffer even as I, which suffering caused myself, even God, the greatest of all, to tremble because of pain and to bleed at every pore and to suffer both body and spirit” (Doctrine and Covenants 19:16-18).