“The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin …” Exodus 34:6-7. Our greatest example in this is Jesus Himself, who took upon Himself human nature, giving His life to open a way of eternal salvation for us.Ĭan we also open our hearts to others, friends and strangers alike, and learn to love selflessly, as we have been loved? Consider a selection from the hundreds of verses about mercy and compassion in the Bible: Verses about God’s and Jesus’ compassion and mercy for us Compassion is to share the pain and suffering of others, and actively working to help them. Indeed, we are commanded to be merciful as God is merciful! The Bible even speaks about compassion and care for animals. We can ask ourselves: What have we done with that opportunity?Īs undeserving recipients of God’s mercy, nothing else would be fitting than that we ourselves show unreserved mercy and compassion for other people. Instead of giving us what we deserve, God has shown mercy again and again, not to take away our responsibility, but to give us a chance to repent and be saved. In the Bible, the virtues of mercy and compassion are mentioned in various forms hundreds of times, especially in describing God’s nature.
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