(Psalms 103:8 KJV) The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
(Psalms 86:5 KJV) For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
(Matthew 5:7 KJV) Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
(Hosea 6:6 KJV) For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
(Psalms 25:10 KJV) All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
(Psalms 103:17 KJV) But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;
(Psalms 145:8 KJV) The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
(Psalms 89:14 KJV) Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
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COMMENTARY
the heart of man is by nature cold and dark and unloving; whenever one manifests a spirit of mercy and forgiveness, he does it not of himself, but through the influence of the divine Spirit moving upon his heart. "We love, because He first loved us." 1 John 4:19 , R.V. MB 21.3
God is Himself the source of all mercy. His name is "merciful and gracious." Exodus 34:6. He does not treat us according to our desert. He does not ask if we are worthy of His love, but He pours upon us the riches of His love, to make us worthy. He is not vindictive. He seeks not to punish, but to redeem. Even the severity which He manifests through His providences is manifested for the salvation of the wayward. He yearns with intense desire to relieve the woes of men and to apply His balsam to their wounds. It is true that God "will by no means clear the guilty" (Exodus 34:7), but He would take away the guilt. MB 22.1. The merciful are "partakers of the divine nature," and in them the compassionate love of God finds expression. All whose hearts are in sympathy with the heart of Infinite Love will seek to reclaim and not to condemn. Christ dwelling in the soul is a spring that never runs dry. Where He abides, there will be an overflowing of beneficence. (MB 22.2 by Ellen G White).
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SpiritualThe Bible, and the Bible alone, is to be our creed, the sole bond of union; all who bow to this Holy Word will be in harmony. Our own views and ideas must not control our efforts. Man is fallible, but God's Word is infallible.-Selected Messages, bk...
