~ Merciful ~
This
Series
~ This series of posts looks at some of the many attributes of God. Generally, we move in alphabetical order.
Introduction ~ It is
important to recognize the difference in some key terms.
Grace is getting
something good which you don’t deserve.
Justice is getting
what you deserve.
Mercy is not
getting something bad which you do deserve.
Scripture ~ “You are
God, ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, abundant in
kindness, and did not forsake them” (Nehemiah 9:17b).
“Gracious
is the Lord, and righteous; yes, our God is merciful” (Psalm 116:5).
“I
[God] will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their
lawless deeds I will remember no more” (Hebrews 8:12).
Quotes ~ “Suppose
ten people sin and sin equally. Suppose
God punishes five of them and is merciful to the other five. Is this injustice? No! In
this situation five people get justice and five get mercy. No one gets injustice.” —R.C. Sproul
“The Lord’s mercy is a sea which cannot be filled, though
mountains of sin be cast into its midst.
It is like Noah’s flood, which covers all and drowns even the
mountaintops of heaven-defying sins.” —Charles Spurgeon
~ Robert
Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT
LIFE NOW blog.
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Bible Version:
Quotations are from the NKJV unless otherwise noted. Emphasis is added.
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