The Goodness and Severity of God

"Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness.' The Christians at Rome are not to dwell on God's goodness alone, nor on His severity alone, but to contemplate both together. Both are attributes of God-aspects, that is, of His revealed character. Both appear alongside each other in the economy of grace. Both must be acknowledged together if God is to be truly known."

-J. I. Packer

Knowing God