Have Mercy! | Matthew 5:7
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Blessed are those who are merciful, for they shall receive mercy. Matthew 5:7
We want to make Jesus and what he came to do more exclusive than God intended, I think. We like to think that His mercy is just reserved for those who have similar mindsets that we do. We want it to be the ultimate flex of, see, we got it right and you have been wrong all along. Before I go on let’s look at the Greek definitions of merciful and mercy.
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References & Mentions
- Lord, Only You Can Change Me: A Devotional Study on Growing in Character from the Beatitudes
- Matthew 5:7 Lexicon – Bible Hub
- When God shows no mercy – Keith Simons Commentary
- The Original Hebrew Meaning of “Mercy”
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