To: Mrs. Don-o; Tax-chick; Salvation; NYer; Biggirl
2 posted on
11/14/2013 1:28:22 AM PST by
markomalley
(Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good -- Leo XIII)
To: markomalley
It’s a complex subject. The word mercy and the word merchant come from the same root. Mercy definitely works hand in hand with the blood purchase of the sinner, which means God has set that sinner up for a guaranteed repentance (i.e. an ultimately completely successful restoration in thought and in action to alignment with God’s desirous will). (Unabashed crazy-evangelical bible theology here.)
And yet we can speak in another sense of having mercy on an unbeliever and not be talking utter nonsense. One could also have mercy on something like a horse or a dog.
Shades of C. S. Lewis distinction making???
3 posted on
11/14/2013 1:59:25 AM PST by
HiTech RedNeck
(The Lion of Judah will roar again if you give him a big hug and a cheer and mean it. See my page.)
To: markomalley
7 posted on
11/14/2013 3:09:01 AM PST by
Errant
To: markomalley; Tax-chick; GregB; Berlin_Freeper; SumProVita; narses; bboop; SevenofNine; ...
12 posted on
11/14/2013 4:36:28 AM PST by
NYer
("The wise man is the one who can save his soul. - St. Nimatullah Al-Hardini)
To: markomalley
Yet too often today mercy is preached without reference to repentance. Too many who preach and too many who hear have come to see mercy as granted without any human engagement. One simply has it automatically, no matter what.I have never come across this, that I recall. Maybe I just don't pay enough attention.
13 posted on
11/14/2013 5:30:11 AM PST by
Tax-chick
(It's like everyone has Attention Deficit Disorder, except for me.)
To: markomalley
Repentance is the door, is the key that unlocks mercy. +1. Don't hold your breath waiting to hear this from Joel Osteeen or Rick Warren, though,
14 posted on
11/14/2013 5:41:07 AM PST by
jboot
(Ask me again after the revolution.)
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