What does "mercy" mean to you ?

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Are you saved by grace ?

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"Unmerited favor. I well deserve to die, but I will spend eternity with my Lord in the Light of His Glory. I was lost, but now I'm found!"

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Answer 1

Unmerited favor. I well deserve to die, but I will spend eternity with my Lord in the Light of His Glory. I was lost, but now I'm found!

Answer 2

Mercy can be defined as us not getting something that we do deserve. For example, if we deserve punishment for something that we did, an act of Mercy would pardon us and we no longer receive punishment.

The word, "grace," as it is used both in Old and New Testaments, really signifies "the free flow of God’s benevolence, or compassion." The common definition—"The unmerited favor of God"—misses the real flavor of the word. To define it thus, is like giving someone a gift, and then making sure they understand how little they deserve it. It is understood, of course, that a gift is a gift, and not based on anything the recipient has done to earn it. It is not in keeping with the spirit of giving, however, to emphasize that point. Jesus never made an issue of this, with the people to whom He ministered. In all the miracles which Jesus performed, we do not find any reference to the unworthiness of the recipient of His grace. Yes , we are saved by the grace, which has to do with the deeds that are the outward expression of God's inner attitude of compassion and mercy.

Grace is getting something you do not deserve, are not worthy of, or have not worked for. It carries the connotation of being a gift.

Mercy is not receiving what you do deserve.

Answer 3

Mercy means not giving someone the punishment that they deserve. A person is saved by grace through faith. They are getting something they don't deserve. That's the other side of the mercy/grace coin of salvation.

Answer 4

Mercy is compassion on others especially those that are not deserving of it. Its being able to forgive and love to those that can or will not show it them selves. Mercy is a gift of peace that is offered to those that have none.

Grace is the hope the strength of our faith, Its God's gift to us that opens our hearts and our minds to his love. We are saved by our trust in Jesus, the grace is how we know he is there.

Answer 5

What a wonderful question. Religion is, of course, the form that one's worship takes. Thus there are thousands of forms. Religion includes a system of religious beliefs and practices. The object of the religion may be false gods or the true God. Hence, there is false religion and there is true. Religion can get very fancy or remain simple. In the former case, such as it is today. In the latter case, such as it was in the Garden of Eden. What then is worship to me? How do I worship? To worship means to obey. And to obey means to worship. The two are intimately connected; indeed, they are coterminous and cannot be separated. Specifically, to obey the Sovereign Lord God Jehovah of Armies is to worship Him. I do my imperfect best in this regard. I fall on my face and get back up to try and try again. In the Garden of Eden, so long as they obeyed Jehovah, Adam and Eve were worshiping him. No temple, no Mosaic Law, no meetings. Simply leave the tree of the knowledge of good and bad alone. Simple. The minute they disobeyed, they stopped worshiping Jehovah. Same with the nation of Israel. The minute they attempted to practice a syncretistic religion they stopped worshiping Jehovah. The minute they made the golden calf, they stopped. And on and on. To worship is to obey. To obey is to worship. Hannah J Paul

Answer 6

Mercy is, from the heart ,a tool of forgiveness by which we do not inflict upon another the worst of a deserved punishment.


Your sister,
Ginger

Answer 7

Mercy goes hand in hand with patience.
Being saved goes hand in hand with conduct that shows a person has accepted the grace of God's mercy.

James 2:14 Of what benefit is it, my brothers, if a certain one says he has faith but he does not have works? That faith cannot save him, can it? 15 If a brother or a sister is in a naked state and lacking the food sufficient for the day, 16 yet a certain one of YOU says to them: “Go in peace, keep warm and well fed,” but YOU do not give them the necessities for [their] body, of what benefit is it? 17 Thus, too, faith, if it does not have works, is dead in itself.

18 Nevertheless, a certain one will say: “You have faith, and I have works. Show me your faith apart from the works, and I shall show you my faith by my works.” 19 You believe there is one God, do you? You are doing quite well. And yet the demons believe and shudder. 20 But do you care to know, O empty man, that faith apart from works is inactive? 21 Was not Abraham our father declared righteous by works after he had offered up Isaac his son upon the altar? 22 You behold that [his] faith worked along with his works and by [his] works [his] faith was perfected, 23 and the scripture was fulfilled which says: “Abraham put faith in Jehovah, and it was counted to him as righteousness,” and he came to be called “Jehovah’s friend.”

24 YOU see that a man is to be declared righteous by works, and not by faith alone. 25 In the same manner was not also Ra´hab the harlot declared righteous by works, after she had received the messengers hospitably and sent them out by another way? 26 Indeed, as the body without spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.

Answer 8

it means that God was long-suffering with us even when we were living under the law of sin.

As the prophet Jonah said: "thou art a gracious God, and merciful, SLOW to anger, and of great kindness" (Jonah 4:2)

And the Psalmist said: "The LORD is merciful and gracious, SLOW to anger, and plenteous in mercy. " PS 103:8

"The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; SLOW to anger, and of great mercy." PS 145:8

Answer 9

MERCY

An expression of kind consideration or pity that brings relief to those who are disadvantaged; tender compassion; also, at times, a lightening of judgment or punishment.

Mercy is a frequent translation of the Hebrew ra·chamim′ and the Greek e′le·os (verb, e·le·e′o). An examination of these terms and their usage helps bring out their full flavor and sense. The Hebrew verb ra·cham′ is defined as meaning “to glow, to feel warm with tender emotion; . . . to be compassionate.” (A Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon, edited by B. Davies, 1957, p. 590) According to lexicographer Gesenius: “The primary idea seems to lie in cherishing, soothing, and in a gentle emotion of mind.” (A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament, translated by E. Robinson, 1836, p. 939) The term is closely related to the word for “womb” or can refer to “bowels,” which are affected when one feels warm and tender sympathy or pity.—Compare Isa 63:15, 16; Jer 31:20.

In the Scriptures ra·cham′ is used only once by man toward God, the psalmist saying: “I shall have affection [form of ra·cham′] for you, O Jehovah my strength.” (Ps 18:1) Between humans, Joseph displayed this quality when “his inward emotions [form of ra·chamim′] were excited” toward his brother Benjamin and he gave way to tears. (Ge 43:29, 30; compare 1Ki 3:25, 26.) When people were subjected to the possibility of being dealt with harshly or unfeelingly by captors (1Ki 8:50; Jer 42:10-12) or by officials of superior authority (Ge 43:14; Ne 1:11; Da 1:9), they desired and prayed to become objects of pity or mercy before such ones, hence, to be treated with favor, gentleness, consideration.—Contrast Isa 13:17, 18.

Jehovah’s Mercy. The term’s most frequent use is with regard to Jehovah’s dealings with his covenant people. God showing pity (ra·cham′) toward these is compared with a woman showing pity toward the children of her womb and with a father showing mercy toward his sons. (Isa 49:15; Ps 103:13) Since the nation of Israel frequently strayed from righteousness and came into sore straits, they often became especially in need of merciful help. If they showed a right heart attitude and turned to Jehovah, he, though having been angry with them, would express compassion, favor, goodwill. (De 13:17; 30:3; Ps 102:13; Isa 54:7-10; 60:10) His sending his Son to be born in Israel was evidence of a coming “daybreak” of divine compassion and mercy for them.—Lu 1:50-58, 72-78.

The Greek e′le·os conveys some of the sense of the Hebrew ra·chamim′. Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words says: “ELEOS (ἔλεος) ‘is the outward manifestation of pity; it assumes need on the part of him who receives it, and resources adequate to meet the need on the part of him who shows it.’” The verb (e·le·e′o) generally conveys the idea of feeling “sympathy with the misery of another, and especially sympathy manifested in act.” (1981, Vol. 3, pp. 60, 61) Hence, the blind, the demon-possessed, the leprous, or those whose children were afflicted were among those who evoked e′le·os, the expression of mercy, pity. (Mt 9:27; 15:22; 17:15; Mr 5:18, 19; Lu 17:12, 13) In response to the plea, “Have mercy on us,” Jesus performed miracles relieving such ones. He did so, not in a routine, apathetic way, but “moved with pity” (Mt 20:31, 34), the Gospel writer here using a form of the verb splag·khni′zo·mai, which is related to splag′khna, literally meaning “intestines.” (Ac 1:18) This verb expresses the feeling of pity, whereas e′le·os refers to the active manifestation of such pity, hence an act of mercy.

Answer 10

Hamlet said it best. "God's bodykins, man, better: use every man after his dessert and who shall scape whipping? Use them after your own honour and dignity: the less they desrve, the more merit is in your bounty."