Teaching by Lois Bergsma
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The Attributes of God - Part 11
Grace & Mercy
Grace
That attribute of God which is His sovereign
free favor, manifested in spiritual &
eternal blessings to the guilty &
undeserving.
Undeserved favor – cannot be bought, earned or won or it
would not be grace –
it
is free.
To the guilty &
undeserving
Contrary to the
modern mind and other religions
§
§ Isa. 64:6
§ Isa 1:6
Sovereign
§ God’s action – grace planned redemption,
gave the word – delivers us from Satan and self
§ Opens the door to the throne of grace
Manifested – revealed
Set in order by
cross
§ Eph. 1:7-8
§
Eternal
§ Rev. 3:8
§ Eph 2:7
Free - Gift
§ Rom. 6:23
§ Eph. 2:8-9
Two contending Forces
Law – Grace
§ Gal. 5:4 amp
Law produces – works of
flesh
Ex. Pharisees
§ Legalism
– letter – not spirit
§ Self
righteous-judgmental - false
security, hypocrisy
Grace produces works of
faith
§ Rom 14:23
§ Rom. 5:17
§ Rom 6:14
§ Gal. 2:20
Mercy
Attribute of God which manifests pity,
affection & compassion
to those in need.
Affection (Literally – bowels)
Greek – seat of more violent passions deep internal
emotion
Hebrews – see bowels as seat of tender inward
affection – pity – kindness
§ Phil 1:8 KJV
§ Phil 2:1
Compassion – vines word study
§ Feeling of distress through ills of another
§ To be moved and yearn inwardly
Manifests – to those in need
§ Shows action of assistance
§ Grace and mercy – hand in hand
we receive mercy because of His grace
Like all His attributes
Infinite
§ I Peter 1:3-5
§ II Cor. 1:3
Eternal
§ Ps 103:17 KJV
Sovereign
§ Luke 1:78 KJV
§ Titus 3:5
§ Eph.2:4-5
Undeserved – We cannot presume
Mercy it is God’s
response to repentance
§ Prov. 28:13
§ Isa 55:7
§ II Chron. 33:1-16
Mercy
– Response
to Intercession
Daily
Mercy
¡ Lam. 3:22
¡ Micah 6:8