Grace And Mercy Essay

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What do you define grace and mercy to be? Throughout my journey with Christ, I have noticed that most Christians don’t thoroughly understand what God’s grace and mercy actually mean. At one point in my life I only thought of God’s grace and mercy as the concept towards forgiving my sins which is true, but it has such a profound meaning beyond our sins. “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them (Eph. 2:8-10). Grace is God’s gift of salvation and salvation is the purpose of Christ death which displays the ultimate example of love, compassion and mercy. This paper discusses the theological definition, biblical foundation and practical application to identify how grace and mercy connects. Grace and mercy have helped me reach the level of accomplishments that I have reached …show more content…

Mercy is not getting what we deserve. The particular purpose for God’s mercy is because He knew we were not worthy and would continue to sin against His word. After learning about the crucifixion of Jesus Christ (Matthew 27:32-53) I realized the big picture of God showing mercy on a world of people that He sacrifices His only son’s life for. If God can do this for the world, then we should never forget how much mercy we have been shown and we should pay it forward with everyone no matter how great or small of sin that has been committed, because all sin is equal in God’s eyes. “The point is, some people exhibit more sinful actions than others and yes, in today’s society, they will receive more discipline for their excessive actions but in God’s eyes every single person has an equally sinful nature that must be forgiven and cleaned up (Etzel and Gutierrez

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