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U CANNOT GIVE MERCY AT THE EXPENSE OF TRUTH~ 53
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“RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUSTICE ARE THE FOUNDATION OF YOUR THRONE;
MERCY AND TRUTH GO BEFORE YOUR FACE.”
Ps. 89:14

“IN MERCY THE THRONE WILL BE ESTABLISHED; AND ONE WILL SIT ON IT IN TRUTH…”
Isa. 16:5

“IN MERCY AND TRUTH ATONEMENT IS PROVIDED FOR INIQUITY…”
Prov 16:6

ALL THE PATHS OF THE LORD ARE MERCY AND TRUTH…”
Ps. 25:10

“…GOD SHALL SEND FORTH HIS MERCY AND HIS TRUTH.”
Ps. 57:3

BUT YOU, O LORD, ARE A GOD FULL OF COMPASSION, AND GRACIOUS,
LONGSUFFERING AND ABUNDANT IN MERCY AND TRUTH.”
Ps. 86:15

“O GOD, IN THE MULTITUDE OF YOUR MERCY, HEAR ME IN THE TRUTH OF YOUR SALVATION.”
Ps. 69:13

“MERCY AND TRUTH HAVE MET TOGETHER; RIGHTEOUSNESS AND PEACE HAVE KISSED.”

Ps 85:10
“FOR THE LORD IS GOOD; HIS MERCY IS EVERLASTING, AND HIS TRUTH ENDURES TO ALL GENERATIONS.”

Ps 100:5

The above should be sufficient evidence to establish that God’s mercy is vitally tied to His truth. As the
Righteous Judge (2 Tim.4:8), He will not violate what He has recorded as truth in order to grant mercy.
For instance, consider these specified conditions to God granting mercy:

“ ’… I WILL JUDGE YOU… “SINCE YOU HAVE PURIFIED YOUR SOULS
IN OBEYING THE TRUTH THROUGH THE
EVERY ONE ACCORDING TO HIS WAYS,’ SPIRIT IN SINCERE LOVE OF THE
SAYS THE LORD GOD.
‘REPENT, AND TURN FROM ALL YOUR BRETHREN, LOVE ONE ANOTHER
FERVENTLY WITH A PURE HEART, HAVING
TRANSGRESSIONS, SO THAT INIQUITY BEEN BORN AGAIN, NOT OF
WILL NOT BE YOUR RUIN. CAST AWAY
FROM YOU ALL THE TRANSGRESSIONS CORRUPTIBLE SEED BUT INCORRUPTIBLE,
THROUGH THE WORD OF GOD WHICH
WHICH YOU HAVE COMMITTED,
AND GET YOURSELVES
A NEW HEART AND A NEW SPIRIT. LIVES AND ABIDES FOREVER…”
FOR WHY SHOULD YOU DIE..?
1 Pet. 1:22-24

FOR I HAVE NO PLEASURE “THE LORD IS NOT SLACK CONCERNING
HIS PROMISE…BUT IS LONGSUFFERING
IN THE DEATH OF ONE WHO DIES,’ TOWARD US, NOT WILLING THAT ANY
SAYS THE LORD GOD.
‘THEREFORE TURN AND LIVE! ’” SHOULD PERISH BUT THAT ALL SHOULD
COME TO REPENTANCE.”
Ezek 18:30-32 THE RIGHTEOUS JUDGE 2 Pet. 3:9

“… A SERVANT OF THE LORD MUST NOT QUARREL BUT BE GENTLE TO ALL,
ABLE TO TEACH, PATIENT, IN HUMILITY CORRECTING THOSE WHO ARE IN OPPOSITION,
IF GOD PERHAPS WILL GRANT THEM REPENTANCE, SO THAT THEY MAY KNOW THE TRUTH,

AND THAT THEY MAY COME TO THEIR SENSES AND ESCAPE THE SNARE OF THE DEVIL,
HAVING BEEN TAKEN CAPTIVE BY HIM TO DO HIS WILL.”
2 Tim 2:24-26

God will not grant mercy at the expense of truth. Rather, God grants mercy to those who respond to
truth. Man must come to the knowledge of the truth through repentance. Then, and then alone, does
God grant mercy. He does not grant mercy because He is “sovereign” as the Calvinists proclaim. He
grants mercy as the Righteous Judge to all who come to the knowledge of the truth. The Calvinist
believes God grants mercy only “to whosoever God (sovereignly) chooses.” Not true! The Bible says
God grants mercy “to whosoever wills” to embrace the truth. The truth of the matter is, that it is man’s
will which is “sovereign” in choice, not God’s! Reject truth, and you reject God’s mercy!

“IN MERCY AND TRUTH ATONEMENT IS PROVIDED FOR INIQUITY” Prov. 16:6