Quotes about Mercy

Throughout Scripture we read of warnings preceding disaster. Such alerts from God are part of His grace and provision.

Good news is there is nothing we can do that is bad enough to keep us out of Heaven;

the bad news is there is nothing we can do good enough to get us into Heaven.

God's judgment echoes the sound of hoofbeats, but God's love quietly convicts.

None of us deserves God's love. All of us deserve His righteous judgment and wrath (John 3:18, 36; Romans 3:9—12). It is easy to think of an evil and depraved man like Adolf Hitler deserving divine judgment... But think of the kind and good people that you know... They too will be lost if they refuse and neglect God's offer of mercy and forgiveness. God's judgment applies to them too.

God's grace—His goodness and love toward us in spite of our sin—is the wellspring of our salvation.

At its deepest level, prayer is fellowship with God: enjoying His company, waiting upon His will, thanking Him for His mercies... listening in the silence for what He has to say to us.

God's forgiveness is not just a casual statement; it is the complete blotting out of all dirt and degradation of our past, present, and future.

The good news is there is nothing we can do that is bad enough to keep us out of Heaven; the bad news is there is nothing we can do good enough to get us into Heaven.

In one bold stroke, forgiveness obliterates the past and permits us to enter the land of new beginnings.

Some of the most healing words in any language are, "I'm sorry. Will you forgive me?" How much more we need that confession to our Father in heaven.

When God forgives us and purifies us of our sin, He also forgets it. Forgiveness results in God dropping the charges against us.