How is the day of reckoning (law) different from the day of reconciling (grace)?

the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light: Amos 5:18

that God is light, and in him there is no darkness: 1John 1:5



are we "allegory" talking

law = darkness (ignorance)

grace = light (awareness)

not much light in a coffin?How is the day of reckoning (law) different from the day of reconciling (grace)?
Since this is discussing judging, let's try using some terms that we see in courts today.



Day of reconciling --- Plea bargain before the judge makes the judgment (admitting your sins and the need for forgiveness through the intervention of Christ's sacrifice)



Day of reckoning --- The day that your final disposition of the case against you. (You met the required directions from the Plea bargain, resolved issues of probation, and continued in the direction the judge has ordered, or you haven't and the judge has to take action in a negative manner)



The advantage though is human judges can only see the deeds, and can't read the heart.

The mercy that the judgment of God is superior, because he reads our hearts, and "knows that we are dust". While a literal human judge would be forced to render a harsh judgment because of law, God can see the true heart of the one before him.



That is why David, in his sin involving the wife of Uriah, was not executed by God, or removed as was King Saul. The law was for HUMAN Judges to use, but the "reader of the heart", could render a better judgment,extending mercy were warranted.



Of course, the converse is true, too. If the person claims to have admitted his errors, but deep in his heart, he is holding back and justifying his actions and blaming others ("that is the way I am, live with it!"), then God would see that in his heart, and his judgment would be adverse, even though to everyone else it looks like he has walked the walk and talked the talk.



Take the case of Ananias and Sapphira. Both died for a simple deception. As Peter told them, they were lying against the spirit, (both had received the gift of the holy spirit) and their actions were to increase their standing in the congregation ("Wow, LOOK at what we did!") As Peter said, "it was their money, they could do with it as they wished", and the false claim that they gave "all" was the deception. Their sin was to lie, to make themselves better.How is the day of reckoning (law) different from the day of reconciling (grace)?
Law is stepping stone to get the desired Grace. One is path and the other is destinationHow is the day of reckoning (law) different from the day of reconciling (grace)?
now we have more freedom...