MERCY
Welcome to Scripture Saturday!
Today we are memorizing Titus 3:5…
…He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to His own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit…
Here is the amplified version…
…He saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we have done, but because of His own compassion and mercy, by the cleansing of the new birth (spiritual transformation, regeneration) and renewing by the Holy Spirit…
Here is the definition of Mercy: compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one’s power; compassion, pity, charitableness.
Paul says in the first part of this verse, “He saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we have done, but because of His own compassion and mercy…” - God saves us not by our works - not by human effort - not by any righteous thing that we have done. He does not give us eternal life based on what we do - there isn’t anything we could ever DO to save our soul. The way God saves people is by His mercy. Salvation from His view IS mercy. He looks at those whom He can save through the eyes of mercy. He does not take into account who or what we are. He gives mercy regardless of how good or bad we may be. Isn’t that amazing!
And the second part of this verse “…by the cleansing of the new birth (spiritual transformation, regeneration) and renewing by the Holy Spirit.” At the time of our salvation we become something that we were not before. For a person to become a Christian, he needs a second birth-a rebirth. Spiritual birth, not works of righteousness, gives eternal life. “God imparts divine life into our souls at salvation.” A brand new person in the eyes of God and His Son!
“There is no justification for God saving our souls other than His mercy toward the guilty. Acceptance of mercy requires humility on our part. Becoming a Christian this way strikes at the very heart of human pride. Salvation requires spiritual birth by God’s grace and mercy.”
Here is a link to John Piper’s message on this verse…I pray you will be blessed by it.
Thank you Father. I am so grateful that You reached down, in your Mercy, with your depthless Love and unending Compassion, and saved my soul. I am a new person, reconciled, and righteous in Your Son!
Have a blessed and precious day everyone!
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I'd like to personally invite you to join me and a wonderful, eclectic group of women from all over the world on a Facebook site we call, Women in the Word . We are currently traveling through the entire New Testament - one chapter a day! It has been such an incredibly journey which we want to share with you!
So, if you've ever wanted to know more of what God's Word has to say about everything, and meet and make new friends from all over the world, come join us by clicking on this link .
There will always be someone there to welcome you! Oh! And please feel free to invite others!