Friday, December 4, 2009

But God, Who is Rich in Mercy

But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. (Eph 2:4-7).

The previous verse (v3) declares that we were by nature children of wrath. But now, in contrast, we are objects of mercy. My knowledge of Jesus Christ, my salvation through Him, my hope for eternal life, my trust in God - is all becuase I am the object of His mercy. The reason I know any of this, believe any of this, embrace any of this, is simply because of one thing: God is rich in mercy.

Hence the Blog title.

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