Where mercy and justice meet.

Judgment.  God Himself promises to use the books in which are recorded the works of every person (Revelation 20:12-15) to determine their final condition.  Judgment.  It is a promise to mankind that Augustinian /Calvinistic predestination is absurd.  What kind of senile God would bother with judgment when He had already preselected the outcome for each individual?  Judgment would have no meaning – it would be a circus act or a merry-go-round; something designed to entertain. Judgment.   It is a promise to lost people that God cares about their condition, that He is serious about His commitment to mankind – His creation (Psalm 100:3).  It is not a promise that He will do anything about their condition outside of the work of Jesus on the cross.