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What does it mean that God is merciful?



    
    

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Shea S. Michael Houdmann Supporter Got Questions Ministries
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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Data Dana pappas Supporter
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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