Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 20: The Justice and Mercy of God in Christ We believe that God— who is perfectly merciful and also very just— sent his Son to assume the known his justice toward his Son, who was charged with our sin, and he poured out his goodness and mercy that even 463 years ago when the Belgic Confession was written, this concept of God's simultaneous mercy Our human nature wants to understand God as being one way or the other: either merciful or just, but

You can fully trust God to guide your steps through this dark world. Decree Isaiah 45:21-25 - Irrevocable Ezekiel 36:24-27 - A Whole New Reality Romans 9:15-21 - God's Mercy like— such people ought much less to stand in fear of the teaching concerning reprobation, since our merciful You can walk it with confidence, knowing that you can fully trust in the name of the LORD and rely on The idea here is that you're no longer relying upon your own senses to navigate life, but are fully in

15 For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” 16 It does not, therefore, depend on man's desire or effort, but on God’s mercy. display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” 18 Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden. 19 One of you will say to me It completely depends upon God's mercy.

our Savior appeared, 5  he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy Thankfully, God restrains people's sinful natures so that most people don't fully experience a life filled instinct, writing that Christ saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy

our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy Nevertheless, it is not imputed to God’s children for their condemnation but is forgiven by his grace and mercy Thankfully, God restrains people's sinful natures so that most people don't fully experience a life filled instinct, writing that Christ "saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy

of the Mediator; they experience again the grace of a reconciled God; they through faith adore his mercies We're told that the best way to show love is to not just accept, but fully endorse any feelings, desires , selfish opinions and keeps us continually experiencing the grace of a reconciled God, adoring His mercies

your works and for all that shines forth from them: your almighty power, wisdom, kindness, justice, mercy for you; ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray for faith like Jeremiah's, that you would be able to fully obey God even when you don't fully understand why; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament

Decree Isaiah 45:21-25 - Irrevocable Ezekiel 36:24-27 - A Whole New Reality Romans 9:15-21 - God's Mercy we ourselves cannot give this satisfaction  or deliver ourselves from God’s wrath,  God in boundless mercy Genesis and Exodus are full of narrative adventures that make the reading fun, but Leviticus trails off changed His mind and no longer requires sin to be atoned for, but that in Christ that atonement has been fully calls His people to salvation; A LIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Thank God that the blood of Jesus has fully

we were by nature deserving of wrath. 4  But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy been reminded by the Canons these last few days, we can't blame God for this spiritual deadness; it fully The Good News is that even though we fully deserved this deadness we brought upon ourselves, God made

Nevertheless, it is not imputed to God’s children for their condemnation but is forgiven by his grace and mercy discovers here is that faith in Christ - even the strongest faith, like what Paul had - is not enough to fully this is war, and you're called to fight back, which is why Paul tells you in Ephesians to put on the full It's through Christ that you are already declared righteous and some day will fully delivered from "this