Mercy Gods Compassion for Sinners What is Mercy

Mercy God’s Compassion for Sinners

What is Mercy? • Webster’s Dictionary • 1 a: compassion or forbearance shown especially to an offender or to one subject to one's power also : lenient or compassionate treatment • 2 a: a blessing that is an act of divine favor or compassion • 3: compassionate treatment of those in distress • Hebrew • Hesed • Greek • Eleos • “Forgiveness that is not deserved”

“Who is my neighbor? ” • Luke 10: 30 -37 • What was the response of the priest and Levite? • Why did the Samaritan help the man? • Did he know him? • Was he an acquaintance? • Did the man owe him money? • What is the purpose of the parable? • Those that show mercy are like good neighbors • The Samaritan was compassionate, even though he did not know the man The Samaritan showed mercy to the man

Jesus shows mercy • John 8: 1 -11 • The woman committed adultery • Why did Jesus defend her? • Who is without sin? • Did Jesus claim her innocence? • Was she someone that Jesus knew? • Jesus’ response • “Go and sin no more” What do these passages tell us about mercy?

Mercy of God • Nehemiah 9: 31 • God is gracious and merciful • Matthew 9: 10 -13 • Desire compassion(mercy) • Titus 3: 3 -7 • God has saved us through mercy, not by our deeds • 1 Peter 1: 3 -4 • God’s mercy gives us hope

Should we show mercy to others? • Luke 6: 27 -36 • “Be merciful just as your Father is merciful” • Matthew 6: 9 -15 • How can our sins be forgiven if we do not forgive others? • Matthew 18: 21 -35 • God will not forgive us if we do not show the same mercy to others • James 2: 12 -13 • Judgement merciless to those that show no mercy

Mercy and Salvation • Does mercy guarantee that we go to heaven? • Mercy does not take away or forgive our sins • Mercy is WHY we get forgiveness • Romans 6: 12 -13, Ephesians 2: 1 -7 • Parable of Pharisee and Tax Collector • Luke 18: 9 -14 • “For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted” • We cannot get into Heaven without God’s mercy • We have to humble ourselves before God • Proverbs 28: 13, Romans 12: 3

God’s Plan of Salvation • Hear • Acts 18: 8 • Believe • John 3: 16; Mark 16: 16; Acts 16: 31 • Confess • Matthew 10: 32 -33; Romans 10: 9 -10 • Repent • Matthew 4: 17; Acts 2: 38; Luke 13: 3; Acts 8: 22 • Be Baptized • Mark 16: 14 -20; John 3: 3, 5 -8; Romans 6: 4; I Peter 3: 21; Acts 2: 38 • Live a Faithful Life • Revelation 2: 10