Can Justice Be Escaped?

For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment. (James 2:13)

There seems to be a law that runs through the Bible that men will always reap what they sow. That God will not answer those who do not heed His words. That God will not be found of those who regard iniquity. This causes me to meditate on the question: "Can justice be escaped?" Is there ever a time that the hand of justice is stayed, or are we without hope? After all, the Lord Himself loves justice. Let's look at a few passages:

7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. 8 For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. (Galatians 6:7-8)

Does God subvert judgment? Or does the Almighty pervert justice? (Job 8:3)

He loves righteousness and justice; The earth is full of the goodness of the LORD. (Psalm 33:5)

For the LORD loves justice,And does not forsake His saints; They are preserved forever, But the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off. (Psalm 37:28)

Blessed are those who keep justice, And he who does righteousness at all times! (Psalm 106:3)

No one calls for justice, Nor does any plead for truth. They trust in empty words and speak lies; They conceive evil and bring forth iniquity. (Isaiah 59:4)

Then the LORD saw it, and it displeased Him That there was no justice. He saw that there was no man, And wondered that there was no intercessor; Therefore His own arm brought salvation for Him; And His own righteousness, it sustained Him. (Isaiah 59:16)

“ For I, the LORD, love justice!" (Isaiah 61:8)

Whoa! God loves justice, and He commands us to do the same. HOWEVER! My question has not been answered: "Can justice ever be escaped?" The answer is "YES!" God is more than willing to extend mercy to those who ask for it, and stay the strong arm of justice.

This is evidenced in the gospel. The good news is that you can escape justice by accepting the merciful sacrifice of the Son, the King. Jesus became the propitiation for our sins. Wow, that's a big word! Propitiation. Kind of fun to say too! But what does it mean? Propitiation is the act of appeasing the wrath and conciliating the favor of an offended person. More specifically and more personally it is the appeasement of divine justice through the atoning sacrificial death of Jesus the Christ. Further, propitiation is the exchange of divine justice for divine favor.

So, how can justice be escaped? The answer is simple: it cannot without propitiation!