~ Merciful ~
This
Series ~ This
series of posts looks at some of the many attributes of God. Generally, we move in alphabetical order.
Introduction ~ Mercy is God withholding the punishment
we rightfully deserve.
Scripture ~ “And
you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked
according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of
the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, among whom also
we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the
desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath,
just as the others. But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great
love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us
alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved)” (Ephesians 2:1-5).
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
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