A Response to Myself (Pt.4)

Read post 1, 2 & 3 so as to grasp the entirety of the idea.

Therefore we see two things, 1) we see common mercy, in that God restrains the judgment which he would be capable and just in raining down now and 2) we see common grace, in the unregenerate being able to perform good, know truth and experiencing blessings.

So the case has changed, from absents of common grace to the presences of common mercy. For both are here found within Scripture and therefore must both be present in our speech and belief. So it is common mercy AND common grace, for without common mercy there cannot be common grace for if mercy were not present then there would be none to be gracious to. Consequently both must be seen and held.

But here’s the deal: there is a world of difference between the center of the earth and its crust, so it is with grace and mercy. Within mercy we see we are in need of aid, our sin is in need of being tolerated, so to speak, for a time. It is the core, for in this we feel the heat of being in trouble and deserving punishment. But then in grace we feel the coolness of the breeze and the wonder of the stars for there is a receiving of a gift that is undeserved.

Thus it was wrong of me to be fighting against words (1 Timothy 6:4-5) for in so doing I created undue controversy. But it was right to delve deep into the Bible to learn the necessity of mercy as well as the beauty of grace, for there is now a deeper appreciation of mercy which was previously unknown in my heart.