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To Know Mercy

February 10, 2005

Thursday morning's Women of the Church Bible Study always leads to blog thoughts. Today we were studying Romans 9 using Boice's excellent commentary. Our discussion of the doctrine of election led us to explore God's justice and God's mercy. We were commenting on how mercy only has meaning if there is justice first.
One of my friends had the privilege of studying under R.C. Sproul many years ago. Sproul made an impact on her when he said,

If you really want to experience God's mercy in your life, first - pray for God's justice.

We all gasped - yes, we want God's mercy, but his justice????
Thankfully, God is a God of justice and a God of mercy! Sproul sure knows how to say it!