SO simply put, Love cannot be the objective standard for Righteoussness, not only b/c it isn't objective but b/c it would undermine God's authority.
I know in person I tend to nod in agreement with you, and on here, disagree, but I think on this matter I would even disagree in person.
We, as humans, show that we have been made righteous by the good deeds that we do.
[color:"0000FF"]For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead. [/color] James 2:26
If we are not doing good deeds, than it is hard to be able to say that we have truly been made right with God. This is probably wrong, so someone will probably need to correct this statement.
Another thing to throw out here.
Isn't God showing His wrath on the ungodly a way of showing His love for the elect? Yes, I agree with Pilgrim and you that God's holiness is His overriding atribute, but from a human perspective, I really believe that God's wrath on sinners more clearly reveals His love for me as one of His elect.
