Suppose that Almighty God had called a council of angels and declared, "I will create man (male and female), but man that I shall create will sin and rebel against me. Now the soul that sinneth must surely die. I will punish all sin; my justice and my law demand that I do so. But GOD IS LOVE; I will be merciful to whom I will be merciful! Tell me, you that are my servants and hasten to do my will, where can my mercy and truth meet? and how can my righteousness and peace kiss each other? How can I deal with sinners IN JUSTICE and at the same time JUSTIFY HIM? How can those who have no righteousness themselves stand before Me, unblameable and accepted? Tell Me, if you can, how God can dwell WITH MEN and STILL BE GOD?"

Those superior heavenly creatures would still be sitting there in silence, for only the wisdom and power of God can plan and accomplish such great salvation! Salvation in Christ, our Substitute, is too splendid, too wise, and too profound to have been the product of any mind except that which could accomplish it. "SALVATION IS OF THE LORD." He (the Father) hath made Him (the Son) to be sin for us (the sinner) who knew no sin (Christ is perfect); that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him" (without holiness, no man shall see the Lord) II Cor.5:21.