Jesus shows mercy because mercy simply bursts out of his own heart, he delights in showing mercy—it’s who he is. And since as Christians Christ is our life, it’s who we are, too.
Tag: Christian ethics
This is why Jesus came—not to condemn the world, but to save it. Jesus came to take the guilt of of all the harm and hatred you’ve ever committed against his image-bearers, and to place it upon himself. He takes the hell of fire we deserve and in his dying breath says “Father, forgive them.”
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