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S. Michael Houdmann
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God being merciful basically means that, when we deserve punishment, He doesn't punish us, and in fact blesses us instead. Mercy is the withholding of a just condemnation. Throughout the Bible, God...
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Dana pappas
May the Grace of the Lord Jesus Christ rest upon us all. Rm. 9:14-16, explains; What should we say then, that God is unjust? Out of the question! For speaking to Moses, he said : "I am gracious to those whom I am gracious, and I take pity on those on whom I take pity". So it is not a matter of what any person wants or what any person does, but only of God having mercy.
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