Resurrection Life of Jesus Church
EARTH – GOD’S UNIVERSITY OF FAITH
PART 15: MERCY – A SPIRITUAL LAW OF GOD
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JOHN S. TORELL
JANUARY 30, 2000
A FORGOTTEN SPIRITUAL LAW OF GOD
God has mandated the subjects that we must study in the University of Faith, but God has given man a free will to succeed or fail! Galatians 6:7-10
MERCY
There are two concepts that will determine MERCY.
The first concept of MERCY is based upon the CONCEPT OF LAW. The Law of God demands the death penalty for all human beings and after death there is eternal banishment to the Lake of Fire. Romans 5:6-21; Revelation 20:10-15
Mercy is given from God through Jesus Christ! Romans 10:6-13
Without TRUTH, INTEGRITY AND LOVE, there can be no mercy! John 8:28-36
No intelligent person on this earth will question the absolute need for doctrinal truth when it comes to God’s physical laws: mathematics, chemistry, aerodynamics, electricity, etc.
Christians need to go back to some basics and ask some core questions: Did doctrinal truth make a difference to the people that drowned at the time of Noah? Did it matter to the people who died a violent death in Sodom and Gomorrah or King Jehoram who died of a terrible bowel disease? 2 Chronicles 21:4-20
Listen to the words of Jesus! Matthew 7:13-27
There is an epidemic of cheating and lying in America today that is destroying the very fiber of our society. President Bill Clinton is a prime example; he is surrounded by lying “spin doctors.”
The second concept of MERCY is based upon the LAW OF LOVE.
Jesus demands that his followers show mercy to other people!
Matthew 18:21-35
This is not an option but a demand from Jesus Christ. If this “Law of Mercy” is applied in our marriages, our churches, in the work places, in traffic, etc., there will be joy unspeakable.
When Lucifer ruled this earth, there was no mercy. Isaiah 14:12-17
Jesus demands that his followers show mercy to anyone who has a genuine need! Luke 10: 25-37
The spiritual law of Jesus that will never fail:
“Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.” Matthew 7:12
Remember, it’s not so important how you begin your life after salvation, but how you finish it!
Do you have an ear to hear with?