The study on Biblical Principles will continue tonight at CCC with the topic of MERCY as our study subject. We have dealt with GRACE & FAITH the last two weeks. The Biblical principle of mercy is interwoven throughout the Scriptures. It is most commonly displayed in the lives of Christians everyday as we both, receive, and dispense mercy freely.
In the first century Roman culture, mercy was not seen as a virtue, but was seen as a sign of weakness. One Roman philosopher called mercy “a disease of the soul”. To them mercy was a sign that you did not have what it takes to be a real man and especially a real Roman. They glorified courage, justice, discipline, and absolute power. They looked down on mercy because they saw it as weakness, and weakness was despised above all other human limitations. So mercy was hard to find in that day and age. [Daniel Brown, SC]
However, Jesus was full of mercy and kindness and freely gave it to countless numbers of people to whom He ministered. He showed mercy to people who were poor, sick, blind, crippled, discouraged, rejected, and abused. Now while some people in turn treated Him well, the hope of receiving the same treatment was not what motivated Jesus to let His mercy flow out to others.
The words of a familiar Christian song states, "Mercy there was great and grace was free . . . AT CALVARY!
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