Quotes About Mercy

Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin.

and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and to justify the one who has faith in Jesus.

However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness.

“Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered.

Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.”

But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Therefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him!

The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,

What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Certainly not!

For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”

So then, it does not depend on manís desire or effort, but on Godís mercy.

Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.

What if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction?

What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the vessels of His mercy, whom He prepared in advance for glory—

And if it is by grace, then it is no longer by works. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace.

Take notice, therefore, of the kindness and severity of God: severity to those who fell, but kindness to you, if you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.

And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.”

Just as you who formerly disobeyed God have now received mercy through their disobedience,

so they too have now disobeyed, in order that they too may now receive mercy through the mercy shown to you.

For God has consigned everyone to disobedience so that He may have mercy on everyone.

Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of Godís mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.

if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.

Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse.