The Miracle of Mercy
자비하신 하나님 • Sermon • Submitted
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Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
The Lord is merciful and compassionate,
slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.
Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.
Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
Whenever you possibly can, do good to those who need it.
And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone.
And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that.
But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
“Then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’ In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.
Don’t insist on getting even; that’s not for you to do. “I’ll do the judging,” says God. “I’ll take care of it.”
Make sure no one gets left out of God’s generosity. Keep a sharp eye out for weeds of bitter discontent. A thistle or two gone to seed can ruin a whole garden in no time.
We know that our old life died with Christ on the cross so that our sinful selves would have no power over us and we would not be slaves to sin.
Your kindness will reward you,
but your cruelty will destroy you.
Do not look out only for yourselves. Look out for the good of others also.
Stoop down and reach out to those who are oppressed. Share their burdens, and so complete Christ’s law.
He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.
Be merciful to those who doubt;
Never walk away from someone who deserves help;
your hand is God’s hand for that person.
Don’t tell your neighbor “Maybe some other time”
or “Try me tomorrow”
when the money’s right there in your pocket.
You foolish person! Must you be shown that faith that does nothing is worth nothing?
because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Watch your words and hold your tongue;
you’ll save yourself a lot of grief.
Better to be patient than powerful;
better to have self-control than to conquer a city.
Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony.
Ask God to bless those who persecute you—yes, ask him to bless, not to curse.
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,
And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness.
On the contrary:
“If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Why, then, do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, and pay no attention to the log in your own eye? How dare you say to your brother, ‘Please, let me take that speck out of your eye,’ when you have a log in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the log out of your own eye, and then you will be able to see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.
Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church.
Do not use harmful words, but only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed, so that what you say will do good to those who hear you.
For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.
But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,
All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:
We should all be concerned about our neighbor and the good things that will build his faith.
It’s not important who does the planting, or who does the watering. What’s important is that God makes the seed grow. The one who plants and the one who waters work together with the same purpose. And both will be rewarded for their own hard work.
Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity.