006: On Mercy

The Historic Faith July 12, 2023
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“Do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil. Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.” ~ Luke 6:35-36, NKJV

Hermas:

"For then you will know the multitude of His tender mercies and that He will never leave you, but will fulfill the request of your soul. For He is not like men, who remember evils done against them."

Clement of Alexandria:

"‘Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.’ And mercy is not, as some of the philosophers have imagined, pain on account of others’ calamities, but rather something good, as the prophets say. For it is said, ‘I want mercy, not sacrifice.’"

Cyprian:

"How much more could He stimulate the works of our righteousness and mercy than by saying that whatever is given to the needy and poor is given to Himself?"

Question for Today

To be merciful to others, it helps to remember God’s mercy to us. 

Ultimately, to obtain mercy from God, we must be merciful to others.

To whom have you struggled to be merciful? What step can you take to show them mercy?

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