What do you deserve? Are you hoping God will give you what you TRULY deserve? Or would you rather He show you mercy??? And should He show you mercy??? If so, why?
2007-12-05 15:29:39 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Rom 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
We are all sinners, so without God's redeeming grace we all deserve death (eternal separation from God in hell) Why would anyone hope to get that which we all deserve?
I prefer mercy.
Titus 3:4-7 But when the kindness and love of God our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, that being justified by His grace, we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Amen!
2007-12-05 15:42:43 · answer #1 · answered by prismcat38 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people are so very quick to say God is a just God. I am very quick to say he is merciful. Every service in the Orthodox Church we sing Lord have Mercy, Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy.... Yes, God is just, but to who's standards, certainly not our standard, or he would slap us over the head every time we had an evil thought. God's justice is certainly not a justice that we can understand fully.
2007-12-05 15:39:02 · answer #2 · answered by alexandersmommy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a good question. I am hoping to get what I deserve with a side helping of mercy due to my time spent on R&S.
2007-12-05 15:32:34 · answer #3 · answered by x2000 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I hope to be treated as Jesus deserves, only because He was treated as I deserved. I don't want to be treated like I deserve because that would mean destruction. I want to have God's mercy. Do I deserve it? NO. Could I ever be good enough to attain it? No!
Thank God that He sent Jesus to pay the price for me and then offer that as a gift to me.
2007-12-05 15:33:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I most definitely do not want what I deserve, and no He should not show me mercy because I do not deserve it.
2007-12-05 15:35:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I deserve an asswhoopin, but that's besides the point. As far as the afterlife goes, he's tourturing me here on earth and is ignoring me completely when i ask for help, so what's yet to come can't be anymore ****** up from someone who's supposed to be a father figure and loving to his children.
2007-12-05 15:37:51 · answer #6 · answered by Priest of Anubis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that's the end result of believing in the deities. No threats of damnation if you don't believe in them but if you do live dishonorably - zap.
If I deserve Asgard, I'll get it. If I haven't lived up to potential - a restful hall. If I do something to earn outlaw status - the river of knives in Hella's kingdom.
Ever wonder with the term Hell came from?
2007-12-05 15:39:34 · answer #7 · answered by Aravah 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I personally am scared of what I deserve I do deserve to go to hell but I am glad I have slavation through Jesus! I have a good heart but I still screw up and make bad decsions and my thoughts aren't always good.
2007-12-05 15:36:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I need His mercy and grace.
I deserve nothing.
No.
Yes, I need mercy.
We all fall short from the glory of God. We need Jesus for our salvation
2007-12-05 15:33:49 · answer #9 · answered by Nina, BaC 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
We deserve what we hope for.
We get what we give.
We all deserve the mercy of Love.
2007-12-05 15:35:28 · answer #10 · answered by Bluebootz 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋