Mercy

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy for the man who has had no mercy will be judged without mercy.

Jas 2:13 For he shall have judgment without mercy that hath shown no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.

Be that as it may, what use is it, my brothers, for a man to say that he has mercy, if he does nothing?

Tit 3:8 This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they who have believed in God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.

Tit 3:9 But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

Tit 3:10 A man that is a heretic, after the first and second admonition, reject;

Tit 3:11 Knowing that he who is such, is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned by himself.

When you saw a brother who is hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to them then you will be cursed into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.

Mt 25:35 For I was hungry, and ye gave me food: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

Mt 25:36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came to me.

Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

Heb 8:12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

Apostle Paul obtained mercy and was counted as faithful and was assigned as minister of the Church of God.

1 Tim 1:13 Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief:

1 Cor 15:9 For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

Gal 1:13 For ye have heard of my manner of life in time past in the Jews' religion, that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it;

Job, not to mention the Prophets, also obtained mercy from the Lord, for his patience and endurance and remain faithful in spite of the sufferings.

Jas 5:10 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.

Jas 5:11 Behold, we count them happy who endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

We become people of God because of His mercy in Jesus name.

1 Pet 2:10 Who in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

Thank you Jesus for interceding for us always to the Father. Who by all the strife you bore, You redeemed our souls.

1 Tim 2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

1 Tim 2:6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.

And this is His prayer to the Father, that we may also be one in them;

Jn 17:11 And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thy own name those whom thou hast given to me, that they may be one, as we are.

Father look down on us, see our crying heart. We know, You're kind, just and bountiful in love. Have mercy on us all.

Read Again

Let us not forget that some things that was written in the Scriptures are hard to understand.

2 Peter 3:16 as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures.

So I am urging everyone to read again & again so we may not be deceived by false prophets and teachers who may come to us and preach.

Prophet Balaam the son of Beor said to the messengers whom Balak sent.

Numbers 24:13 ‘If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the word of the LORD, to do good or bad of my own will. What the LORD says, that I must speak’?

Did Balaam did really not go beyond the word of the Lord? In the end, he was revealed by the holy spirit to Peter that indeed he accepted gold and silver.

2 Peter 2:15-16 They have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; but he was rebuked for his iniquity: a dumb donkey speaking with a man’s voice restrained the madness of the prophet.

Note that the turn of events happened in the old testament but some hidden things are revealed only in the new testament to the Apostles by the holy spirit.

Is this not a good example for us to read the Scriptures again & again?

Proof

Why do Christians insist on basing their faith entirely on the Bible?

For an online marketer to convince others that his business is legitimate, he needs to show proof of his earnings.

Likewise, to justify our faith, we neither read or hear it from a servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God by quoting to us the written word of God as proof and so we may never contradict nor resist.

Isaiah 34:16 “ Search from the book of the LORD, and read: Not one of these shall fail; Not one shall lack her mate. For My mouth has commanded it, and His Spirit has gathered them.

It is a complete arsenal for the man of God and no other books or references of any source may be used whatsoever .

2 Timothy 3:16-17 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

The word of God is also our basis to test the spirit of prophets who come to us and preach.

1 John 4:1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Just take note of their doctrines for it is in the teachings that we may know them.

John 7:17-18 If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own authority. He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and no unrighteousness is in Him.

Looking at the signs above, they ask, where's your God now? I said, It is Him, the dont's , the no's and the prohibitions. Those are the signs I saw when I think of leaving Him because I have nowhere to go.

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is man’s all. For God will bring every work into judgment, Including every secret thing, Whether good or evil.