What is the definition of mercy? | GotQuesrtions.org
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Mercy, pity, and compassion are roughly synonymous, but how does the Bible use and define mercy? In this video we answer your question: What is the definition of mercy?
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- Hi there. Many others like you have asked, what is the definition of mercy? You can find this answer and discover more on gotquestions .org.
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- Now here's your answer. Mercy, pity, and compassion are roughly synonymous.
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- While most modern versions are very good at capturing the meaning of the original languages, the best way to get at the meaning of a word in scripture is to read every instance of the word in scripture.
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- One can do this using a standard concordance or using any several online Bible programs.
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- These methods make it easy. The following verses highlight mercy as it relates to forgiveness or the withholding of punishment.
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- Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love, according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.
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- You, Lord God Almighty, you who are the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish all the nations, show no mercy to the wicked traitors.
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- Let the wicked forsake their ways, and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the
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- Lord, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon.
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- These verses highlight mercy as it relates to having compassion upon a person with a need.
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- A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, Lord, son of David, have mercy on me.
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- My daughter is demon -possessed and suffering terribly. Lord, have mercy on my son, he said.
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- He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.
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- Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted,
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- Lord, son of David, have mercy on us. In the Bible, mercy is extended to an offender in the form of forgiveness or to the suffering in the form of a healing or other comfort.
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- In any case, mercy can be characterized as compassionate treatment of those in distress, whether the distress is caused by the guilt or penalty of sin or by a debilitating physical condition.
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- Mercy is there to help. Concluding, in common usage, mercy and grace are often used interchangeably.
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- They do not mean the same thing, but they are integrally related. Mercy is forgiving the sinner and withholding punishment.
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- Grace is heaping undeserved blessings on the sinner. In salvation, the believer experiences both mercy and grace.
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