WHat you really need to do is understand the Attributes of God: http://www.albatrus.org/english/theology/god/solitariness%20of%20god.htm

This besides understanding man's total depravity is the key and the foundation of understanding the WHOLE COUNSEL OF GOD!

You must also realize that the Holy Trinity works in harmony - God elects, Jesus redeems/justifies, and the HS regenerates.

The mercy of God is necessary not only when a person repents, but even to lead him to repent, Augustine