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Mercy (opposite of cruelty and
pitilessness)
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Mercy is a compassion. Mercy was not to judge, not to punish, not to
harm. God doesn’t want anyone to die and go to hell, so he seeks
the lost, opens their minds and eyes to the truth of each person’s
sin, and offers salvation after freeing their will.
F2
Mercy comes with conditions. God goes not just ignore rebellion and
lawbreaking. He is just and will judge. If found guilty, He will
sentence to punishment. Nevertheless, He wishes to show mercy. His
conditions are to confess sin (agreeing with God’s exposure of
sin), believe that Jesus Christ is the Messiah, and trust in Jesus,
the Son of God,
F3
Mercy doesn’t mean to tolerate anything, no discipline, no rebuke,
or to accept whatever a person does is to be tolerated and not
judged.
F4
Mercy over judgment
G1
Sometimes God shows no mercy: Psalms 59:5 GNB Rise,
LORD God Almighty, and come to my aid; see for yourself, God of
Israel! Wake up and punish the heathen; show no mercy to evil
traitors!
G2
God gives mercy when the conditions are met: Ezekiel 3:19 NLT If
you warn them and they refuse to repent and keep on sinning, they
will die in their sins. But you will have saved yourself because you
obeyed me.
G3
An Example of those who met God’s conditions and received mercy and
those who refuse to repent: Matthew 12:41 NLT The
people of Nineveh will stand up against this generation on judgment
day and condemn it, for they repented of their sins at the preaching
of Jonah. Now someone greater than Jonah is here—but you refuse to
repent.
F5
One of the Hebrew words for
mercy is חֶסֶד cheçed.
It means to have goodness towards another and kindness in many
senses.
G1
Psalm 145:8 MEV The
Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger, and great in
mercy.
G2
2 Chronicles 6:14 MKJV And
he said, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, there is no God like You in
Heaven or in earth. You keep Your covenant and show mercy to Your
servants who walk before You with all their hearts.
G1
Titus 3:5 NLT He
saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but
because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth
and new life through the Holy Spirit.
G2
Hebrews 4:14-16 CSB Therefore,
since we have a great high priest who has passed through the
heavens—Jesus the Son of God—let us hold fast to our
confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to
sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every
way as we are, yet without sin. Therefore, let us approach the throne
of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace
to help us in time of need.
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Order (opposite
of disorder)
F1
1 Corinthians 14:40 BSB But
everything must be done in a proper and orderly manner.
F2
The Greek word for
order/orderly is τάξις táxis. It means to place in an orderly,
systematic manner.
F3
ISBE states, The fundamental
idea suggested by the Hebrew, Greek and English words is that of
arrangement in rows.
F4
Some things God has done orderly
G1
Creation in 6 days in Genesis 1-2
G2
Ten commandments in Exodus 20 & Deuteronomy 5
G3
The church in 1 Corinthians 14:33
G4
The Resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15:23
G5
A record of a journey in Acts 18:23
G6
There is order in God’s court
H1
Psalm 82:1 NLT A psalm of
Asaph. God presides over heaven's court; he pronounces judgment on
the heavenly beings:
H2
Revelation 20:12, 15 NET And
I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne.
Then books were opened, and another book was opened - the book of
life. So the dead were judged by what was written in the books,
according to their deeds. ... If anyone's name was not found written
in the book of life, that person was thrown into the lake of fire.
F5
The opposite is chaos
G1
False teachers: Jude 1:12-13 LEB These
are the ones feasting together without reverence, hidden reefs at
your love feasts, caring for themselves, waterless clouds carried
away by winds, late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, uprooted,
13 wild waves of the sea foaming up their own shameful deeds,
wandering stars, for whom the deep gloom of darkness has been
reserved for eternity.
G2
The natural state of humanity: Isaiah 57:20-21 LEB But
the wicked are like the churning sea, that is not able to keep quiet,
and its waters toss up mire and mud. 21 There is no peace," says
my God, "for the wicked.
G3
Doubters: James 1:6-8 CSB But
let him ask in faith without doubting. For the doubter is like the
surging sea, driven and tossed by the wind. That person should not
expect to receive anything from the Lord, being double-minded and
unstable in all his ways.
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