For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but
showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My Commandments.
In your first paragraph, you imply that I, or people who decry homosexuality, don't love or
show mercy to them.
So which is worse, LGBTH, or refusing to love and
show mercy to all?
13Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was
shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief.
If God has mercy on any (and he will, on all those who believe in His Son), then
that shows his mercy.
In his letter, Cardinal Kasper complains that I attribute to him the view that there is mercy within the Trinity, that, for example, the Father
shows mercy to the Holy Spirit.
But before creation, there was only God, and it would be «absurd» (in the sense of reductio ad absurdum) to claim that God
shows mercy to himself.
we also know God relented and
showed him mercy because He placed a sign upon Cain as a protection.
Please do not forget that Jesus said we are not to judge others but pray for them and have mercy because to the measure we judge so will we be judged and to the measure
we show mercy so will we receive mercy
Christians have always been called to be merciful to the poor and the dispossessed, but there seems less and less traction in the secular world to
show mercy to those who uphold traditional Christian views.
The plagues also
showed His mercy, being tailored to disrupt and humiliate the worship of their pagan deities without causing loss of human life until the final plague, which occurred only after God had exhausted every other option (Graeser, et.
But it sounds like you are in a position of great knowledge and understanding, and it would be nice if you instead
showed some mercy and compassion, like the Christ and God you follow.
... Instead of simply waiting for God to unveil the new heaven and new earth, [the Next Christians] give the world a taste of what God's kingdom is all about — building up, repairing brokenness,
showing mercy, reinstating hope, and generally adding value (pp. 59 - 60).
But this is all «for the praise of His glory» so that those upon whom
He showed mercy might be more grateful for their mercy.
READ JUDE 1:23 snatch others from the fire and save them; to others
show mercy, mixed with fear — hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.
This is an opportunity to live out our responsibility to welcome the foreigners and
show mercy to orphans and widows if there ever was one.
«You have heard me say,... be humble, forgive, love, and
show mercy.
...
Show us thy mercy, 0 Lord, and grant us they salvation.
Though he was
shown mercy and grace, he was unwilling to extend it even in a small way.
«Miss Leghari's animosity for Christians would no doubt have led to many deaths including her own, yet a «soul searching nation» have a strong will and desire to
show her mercy.
And have mercy on those who doubt; save others by snatching them out of the fire; to others
show mercy with fear, hating even the garment stained by the flesh» (Jude 1:23).
This was, among other things, an attempt to
show mercy to the priest — by protecting his reputation and allowing him a second chance.
Maybe we need to do the absolutely necessary internal work of
showing ourselves mercy, of lifting our own heads, of not beating ourselves up, of healing our divided hearts, of receiving the gift of peace on the inside.
We have the capacity to
show mercy so why do show spite?
If you think He's
shown us mercy, grace and love now — just wait!
Once one begins to
show mercy here and there, it becomes more and more difficult to operate on a standard of strict justice in other cases, and grading becomes an increasingly troubling chore.
God
shows his mercy, saving Lot for Abraham's sake.
They go to where they can get what they need, from the Lord who has already
shown mercy to the one.
God
shows his mercy and love to all, but He only gives grace to those who receive the free gift of salvation by faith.
Fishon... you don't mean to say all Jews, Muslims, etc.that love,
show mercy and forgive their trespassers are evildoers... do you?
Show no mercy; have no pity!
And still yet the Godly ones
show mercies upon the ungodly.
Make no treaty with them and
show them no mercy.»
Heal the sick; love everyone;
show mercy (to everyone); give up everything for others; proclaim the Good News: that God loves everyone.
Loving your neighbor calls for
showing mercy.
As James writes, «There will be judgment without mercy to those who
show no mercy» (James 2:13).
This is God saying that it is His right to
show mercy and compassion on anyone He chooses, be they friend of foe.
When Christians stand up for the rights of the unborn, we are told to
show mercy on the pregnant mothers and «Judge not, lest you be judged.»
And that is when
she showed mercy and did not make me pay the fine that I should have.
To
show mercy is to lift a burden off of afflicted people and take that burden on our own shoulders.
And just as God
shows mercy on those He judges, we are also to show mercy on those we judge.
The powerful maintain their power by refusing to
show mercy on failures.
God
shows mercy upon us, and he wants us to show mercy on others.
For this reason, he himself will have to have dealings with a God who
shows mercy only to three generations.
«Those who are merciful have mercy shown them by the Compassionate One, if
you show mercy to those who are in the earth, He Who is in heaven will show mercy to you.»