Let the scriptures be fulfilled, he said, when they came to take him away. What scriptures? Well, all of it. All of Scripture is a wrestling match between God and man: how can a holy God accommodate sinful people? You sense the struggle between love and justice throughout the Old Testament: “I hate, I despise your feasts” clashes with “How can I give you up, O Israel?” Reading through Isaiah (to take just one example), if I can say it reverently, is almost like confronting a schizophrenic personality, as the Lord’s righteousness wrestles with his mercy.
Here is where they reconcile:
Steadfast love and faithfulness meet; righteousness and peace kiss each other.
Faithfulness springs up from the ground and righteousness looks down from the sky. Psalm 85:10-11
And then, it’s Sunday morning.