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Apr 6, 2017 · In all the Bible, Paul gives us the clearest vantage into, as Romans 9:16 says, the God “who has mercy” — literally, the mercy-having God. In other words, God’s mercy expresses his heart, as Paul will show, in a way that the demonstration of his wrath and the display of his power do not.
May 23, 2014 · First, Paul emphasizes God’s desire to have mercy on the disobedient. All of us, at one point or another in our working lives, have failed to embody Christ’s faith and faithfulness in some aspect of our work. If God has mercy on us (Rom. 11:30), we are called to have mercy on others in our work.
Who are these “vessels of mercy”? In answering that question, Paul brings us back to the wonder of the gospel, reminding us of God’s great mercy towards us (9:24): “even us, whom He also called, not from among Jews only, but also from among Gentiles.” That is Paul’s theme statement for 9:25-29.
The pardon of sin; the atonement; the hope of heaven; the peace of the gospel; all bestowed on the sinful, the poor, the wretched, and the dying; all bespeak the great mercy and rich grace of God. So every pardoned sinner may still exclaim.
How should we respond to the incredible mercy God has shown to us? Romans 12 begins to answer that question. Since we can never repay God for forgiving our sins and including us in His family, there is only one rational response: worship. By this, Paul does not mean singing a few songs on Sunday morning.
Jul 11, 2024 · A key theme in patristic teaching is that God’s mercy far surpasses human comprehension or merit. Saint John Chrysostom exhorted the faithful: “Let us listen to what God’s word teaches us about mercy, and allow that word to resound in the life of the Church.” (Chrysostom, 2004) The Fathers emphasized that we can never exhaust God’s ...
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Reflecting on the unsearchable mercy of God prompted Paul to break forth in a doxology. Such inexplicable grace can only come from a God of infinitely deep goodness. To praise his Creator, Paul searched his extensive vocabulary to find the right words.
