Episode 439 - Show Notes
- Mercy is a gift we do not deserve. Though the Bible mentions mercy hundreds of times and clearly is one of the attributes of God, but today, I rarely hear the word mentioned. Could it be that we don’t understand mercy?
- Definition: The Greek word for mercy, ‘eleos’ means ‘compassion, pity, clemency. God is merciful in that He withholds the punishment we deserve and shows compassion and pity toward us. Mercy is the withholding of a just condemnation.
- We have been forgiven, saved, redeemed, delivered, justified, and blessed, all because of the mercy of God.
- Mercy is knowing you have sinned, knowing you deserve judgment, knowing you have fallen short of the glory of God, but have received forgiveness.
- God feels compassion towards us. You could say his mercy motivated his grace. God saw us in our great need. He had compassion on us. God does not stop with feelings of pity and compassion. He is motivated to act, to relieve our misery. This is where God introduces grace.
1 Peter 1:3 - “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”
“He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy.” (Titus 3:5)
Lamentations 3:22-23 - “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”
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