Mercy is the act of withholding deserved punishment, while grace is the act of endowing unmerited favor. In His mercy, God does not give us punishment we deserve, namely hell; while in His grace, God gives us the gift we do not deserve, namely heaven.
Understanding this tension helps believers appreciate both God’s justice in dealing with sin and His mercy in fulfilling His promises. While discipline may occur due to disobedience, it does not nullify God’s irrevocable commitments. It rather sets the stage for eventual restoration. Even though ...
Selah (/ˈsiːlə(h)/; Hebrew: סֶלָה, transliterated as selāh) is a word used 74 times in the Hebrew Bible—seventy-one times in the Psalms and three times in the Book of Habakkuk. ... Alternatively, selah may mean"forever," as it does in some places in th...
The Lord is a jealous and avenging God; the Lord is avenging and wrathful; the Lord takes vengeance on his adversaries and keeps wrath for his enemies. The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, and the Lord will by no means clear the guilty. His way is in whirlwind and storm, ...
In other words, who you become, the circumstances in your life, and the core of your character are all determined by what you talk to God about. According to the Bible, the power of prayer is, quite simply, the power of God, who hears and answers prayer. Heather Riggleman GodUpdates ...
For there is no distinction, 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 being justified as a gift by his grace, through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God made publicly available as the mercy seatk through faith in his blood, for a demonstration ...
➤ OCTOBER 2024, Troubled by Thorns—Among the mentions of thorns in the Bible, four references stand out. One passage is about a thorn in the flesh, inflicted by Satan. A second is about the thorns of the world that distract us from Jesus. A third is about the crown of thorns worn...
“ Work out” means “live out”—not working for salvation, but showing the works of salvation. God has a plan for each of our lives as He had for Jesus. We must live out that plan. It is an entirely personal matter. Read More 01...
shoots growing that need to be taken off regularly. The plant is firmly rooted in the ground before it can grow and that reminds me how that each one of us needs to be firmly “rooted” in our Lord Jesus Christ before we can yield the sort of fruit that He is looking for in our ...
What is the punishment for idolatry? The sin of worshipping another god is called idolatry. Historically, the punishment for idolatry wasoften death. According to the Bible, the commandment was originally given to the ancient Israelites by the Lord after they had escaped from slavery in Egypt, ...