The Justice of God

In Alma 11, we hear Amulek’s fight with Zeezrom, in verses 36-41 we hear the summation of how we are to be saved in the kingdom of God:

36 Now Amulek saith again unto him: Behold thou hast lied, for thou sayest that I spake as though I had authority to command God because I said he shall not save his people in their sins.

37 And I say unto you again that he cannot save them in their sins; for I cannot deny his word, and he hath said that no unclean thing can inherit the kingdom of heaven; therefore, how can ye be saved, except ye inherit the kingdom of heaven? Therefore, ye cannot be saved in your sins.

38 Now Zeezrom saith again unto him: Is the Son of God the very Eternal Father?

39 And Amulek said unto him: Yea, he is the very Eternal Father of heaven and of earth, and all things which in them are; he is the beginning and the end, the first and the last;

40 And he shall come into the world to redeem his people; and he shall take upon him the transgressions of those who believe on his name; and these are they that shall have eternal life, and salvation cometh to none else.

41 Therefore the wicked remain as though there had been no redemption made, except it be the loosing of the bands of death; for behold, the day cometh that all shall rise from the dead and stand before God, and be judged according to their works.

... Christ suffers for all for 3 reasons: 1) all must be resurrected and 2) all must have the possibility of returning to God and inheriting Eternal Life, but 3) some will choose not to and they will be damned because Christ suffered for their sins to make it possible for them to receive Eternal Life but they denied Him... 

It was because He suffered for them, He has perfect empathy for them and has perfect charity and mercy to save them perfectly--He also can damn them perfectly (because He suffered for their sins but they denied Him and wouldn't accept His gift!).

JPS