Christ's atonement was enough that it "satisfied the demands of justice" (Mosiah 15:9). Without the atonement, there would be no mercy--we would have to suffer completely for our own sins. That is a huge deal. Every whit of God's law points to Christ's "great and last sacrifice" (Alma 34:14). The atonement overpowers justice.
However, that doesn't mean that justice doesn't exist. If we don't exercise faith and repent, the demands of justice will take over (Alma 42:22).
The great part is, we always can repent and return to God! All because of Christ's atonement! No matter what we do, no matter how far we stray from God, we can always come back.
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