A perceived "grey area" in morality or faith does not indicate an ambiguity in God's truth, but rather a distance from it. This uncertainty arises when we neglect the consistent light of Scripture, for “God is light, and in him is no darkness at all” (1 John 1:5). When we struggle with ambiguity, it is often because we are not grounding our understanding in His Word.

We can see the perfect consistency of God's character by observing how Jesus interacted with different people. A key distinction emerges between His interactions with the broken and humble versus the proud and rebellious, demonstrating that “The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit” (Psalm 34:18).

When Jesus comforted the widow of Nain (Luke 7:13), showed mercy to the adulterous woman (John 8:11), forgave the thief on the cross (Luke 23:43), welcomed children (Mark 10:14), and wept before raising Lazarus (John 11:35), we see His profound compassion. These actions reveal His divine nature as the Son of God, who is “full of grace and truth” (John 1:14).

Conversely, when Jesus confronted the hypocritical Pharisees (Matthew 23:27), rebuked Peter (Matthew 16:23), judged Judas (John 13:27), cleansed the temple (John 2:15-16), or stood with authority before the high priest and Roman soldiers (John 18:20-23), we see the righteous Leader—the Lord of Hosts—who executes justice. This reflects the principle that “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble” (James 4:6, Proverbs 3:34).

In both grace and truth, Jesus perfectly reflects the consistent, unchanging character of God, “for I the Lord do not change” (Malachi 3:6). There is no contradiction, only a perfect application of divine love and holy justice based on the heart and posture of the individual.