Grace And Mercy!
"Not by works of righteousness which we have done,
but according to His mercy He saved us, through the
washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit."
Titus 3: 5
Religion is a system of beliefs leading to worship
of a divine being. Based on such a definition,
Christianity is a religion.
But there are ways in which Christianity is different
from all other religions—primarily, the value of the
human being in the sight of the Deity.
In Christianity, God reaches out to man to establish a relationship,
in spite of man’s sins and disregard for God’s ways. In every other
religion, man must gain merit before God through works or
sacrifices
before receiving any blessing from God. But the opposite is true
in
Christianity.
The Bible says that God (by His own initiative) so loved mankind
(in spite of his sins) that He bridged the gulf between God and man
(through the Person of Jesus Christ). God’s mercy resulted in man
not suffering punishment he deserves, but instead receiving
the
blessing and forgiveness he doesn't
deserve.
Have you responded to kindness and mercy of God
by accepting His gift of salvation? You may do so by
saying “Yes” as an act of faith in
Christ.
"And mercy, like a mighty stream,
o’er all their sins divinely rolls."
Isaac Watts
