R.C. Sproul responds to a question submitted by Mark Driscoll on behalf of a Facebook user (part 2 of an interview, see part 1). Sproul distinguishes between various aspects of the will of God:
“Even though God is committed to justice (and judgment), he doesn’t get his jollies by subjecting people to punishment, like a sadistic tyrant would. The disposition of God is one of lovingkindness, but that lovingkindness doesn’t annul his concern for righteousness.”