A merciful Christian
"Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy." (Mt. 5:7)
A merciful Christian …
- He knows that God has been merciful to him (Ps. 59:17; 1 Pet. 2:10).
He gives thanks to God for His mercy that God blot out his transgression
even though he must be destroy forever because of his sins (Ps. 51:1).
- He forgives those who have sinned against him (Lk. 17:4).
Since he believes that God has forgiven all of his sins in Jesus Christ,
he also forgives those who have sinned against him.
- He has compassion on those who are suffering
with the affection of Jesus Christ (Mt. 9:36; 18:33; Phil. 1:8).
He resolutely rejects and hates the sins of those who suffer because of sin
But he is merciful to the sinner. So he helps and serves him with the love of Christ.
(As I was reading the Iain M. Duguid’s book "Hero of Heroes")