Quotes about Mercy

All that the saints say is a prayer to God; their whole prayer and supplication a strong wrestling for the pity of God, so that we, who by our own strength and zeal cannot be saved, may be preserved by His mercy.

Isaiah Jim Dekker had included with his last e-mail: "But Lord, be merciful to us, for we have waited for you. Be our strength each day and our salvation in times of trouble.

Even our tears of repentance need to be washed in the blood of the Lamb.

We have no right to come before God at all, apart from the finished work of Christ.

To me, God says, "I've given you this gift of grace, which means you don't earn your way to heaven. You don't work your way to heaven. You simply receive my gift."

If they had a social gospel in the days of the prodigal son, somebody would have given him a bed and a sandwich and he never would have gone home.

Amnesty is as good for those who give it as for those who receive it. It has the admirable quality of bestowing mercy on both sides.

With our own shortcomings, we are in no position to judge anyone else. The best way to forget the faults of others is to remember our own.

Mankind was my business... charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence, were all my business.

The difference between mercy and grace? Mercy gave the prodigal son a second chance. Grace gave him a feast.

Mercy is Truth clothed; judgment is Truth naked.

He offers total mercy and forgiveness to all who will accept it by trusting Him and repenting of their sins, but He does not, and cannot, give forgiveness to those who will not receive His gift. Gifts are freely given and freely received. Heaven cannot be forced on a creature with free will.