tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15398304.post115611351571313593..comments2024-03-26T17:44:29.168+00:00Comments on The Mercy Blog: The Lord is gracious and merciful...Mike Farleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06732248182662167951noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15398304.post-1156252572710810062006-08-22T14:16:00.000+01:002006-08-22T14:16:00.000+01:00"...so often I experienced God's people offering m..."...so often I experienced God's people offering more judgement than mercy."<BR/><BR/>Yes, that's so true, unfortunately. We often don't realise the awesome responsibility we have as members of Christ's body. St Isaac has another very apposite remark to make here: "Rebuke no one, revile no one, not even those who live very wickedly. <BR/>Spread your cloak over those who fall into sin, each and every one, and shield them. <BR/>And if you cannot take the fault on yourself and accept punishment in their place, do not destroy their character."<BR/><BR/>Eeek! God give me grace just to begin to live like that!Mike Farleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732248182662167951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15398304.post-1156218432166828062006-08-22T04:47:00.000+01:002006-08-22T04:47:00.000+01:00"I am beginning to think that God's mercy is one o..."I am beginning to think that God's mercy is one of his least understood qualities in these days." <BR/><BR/>This is a thought provoking comment. Perhaps so many of us (Christians) fail to extend mercy for this very reason; we do not understand, really understand, God's mercy. I've read about God's mercy, listened to teachings on God's mercy, and sung songs about God's mercy for many years. In the deepest part of me though, it just never quite sunk in, and I believe part of the reason is that so often I experienced God's people offering more judgement than mercy.<BR/>May God help us all to understand and allow our hearts and lives to be changed.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03643396653940902200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15398304.post-1156193919173858222006-08-21T21:58:00.000+01:002006-08-21T21:58:00.000+01:00Well written about grace and repentance. We don't...Well written about grace and repentance. We don't understand and we take it for granted, and often cheapen it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14654861033242845082noreply@blogger.com