1. Braggs Church of Christ
Blessed are the merciful
Braggs Church of Christ
Spiritual growth, Beatitudes

2. Blessed Are The Merciful

3. 1. What Mercy Is Not: a. Not justice
When we pray to God we ask for mercy and not justice
Justice would demand we receive what we deserve
Ps. 51:1

4. 1. What Mercy Is Not: b. It is not pity
The Good Samaritan pitied the beaten stranger
The Priest & Levite probably felt sorrow for him as well
Pity might shed tears, but mercy takes action

5. 1. What Mercy Is Not: c. It is not “easy-going” as we might say
Some say mercy is overlooking sin and error
God does not overlook our sins
God is merciful and also just

6. 2. What Mercy Is a. Mercy is to have Christ’s way of looking at men
Toward the sinful & suffering
Toward the outcasts
Jn. 4 –Woman of Samaria

7. 2. What Mercy Is a. Mercy is to have Christ’s way of looking at men
Jn. 8 – Woman taken in adultery --- Jesus saw in every person a soul worth saving

8. 2. What Mercy Is a. Mercy is to have Christ’s way of looking at men
We must follow Christ’s example in the treatment of enemies
Mt. 5:43-44
Lk. 23:34

9. 2. What Mercy Is b. Mercy is to be kind in our judgments of others
Mt. 7:1-5

10. 2. What Mercy Is
c. It is to carry out the Golden Rule
Mt. 7:12

11. 2. What Mercy Is d. It is a quality that cannot he hid
We are either merciful or we are not
If we are merciful it will show itself in action and deed

12. 3. Why We Should Be Merciful
a. Because God was, and is merciful to us
Eph. 2:4

13. 3. Why We Should Be Merciful
b. We need to be merciful in order to be like Christ
Look at Jesus upon the cross
He never sinned nor did harm to anyone
Lk. 19:10
Lk. 23:34

14. 4. They Shall Obtain Mercy
a. From Men
Lk. 6:36-38

15. 4. They Shall Obtain Mercy
b. From God
Js. 2:13

16. 4. They Shall Obtain Mercy
We all need mercy.
What would we be like without God’s tender mercy?
Looking back over our lives we see wasted opportunities and shameful sin

17. 4. They Shall Obtain Mercy
God had mercy on us – He pitied us and called us into fellowship with Him
We shall need the mercy of God in the hour of death and in the day of judgment.