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Acts of Mercy and Love Toward Others VS Christ’s Judgment

James 2:12 Since you are to be judged according to the law of liberty, speak and act in accordance with it.

God in the Old Testament as Mercy VS in the New Testament as Grace

Exo. 34:6–7 – The LORD, the LORD God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth… forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin.

God’s Mercy vs. Man’s Condition

Eph. 2:4–5 “But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in offenses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved.”

“Mercy Arises from Love vs. Ends in Grace”

1 Peter 1:3 – “According to His great mercy He has caused us to be born again.”

Everything We Encounter Is Out of God’s Mercy
Romans 9:15–16: “For He says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy.”

God’s Love vs God’s Grace vs God’s Mercy

1 John 4:8 — “God is love.”

Righteous toward Yourself VS Merciful toward Others

Matthew 5:7 — “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.”

Why Must Our Prayer Be Toward God’s Interest for Him to Hear Us?

1 Kings 8:48 – “If they return to You with all their heart and with all their soul… and pray to You toward their land which You gave to their fathers, the city which You have chosen, and the house which I have built for Your name.”

Prayer in Matthew 6 vs Prayer in the Gospel of John

• Prayer in Matthew 6 (Kingdom Prayer)

9 You then, pray in this way: Our Father who is in the heavens, Your name be sanctified;

Solomon’s Prayer vs. Daniel’s Prayer

1 Kings 8:48 If they pray to you with all their heart and soul in the land where they are taking captive their enemies, and to their own land, the land you gave to their ancestors, and the cities you have chosen, and the temple I have built for your name,

“The Fourfold Life Supply of the Saints” — From Luke 11:1–13

Luke 11:1-13: The Lord teaches his disciples to pray, using the parable of bread, fish, eggs, and the Holy Spirit.

The Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6 (Matthew 6:5–13)

Matthew 6:5–13 – “When you pray, go into your inner room... Pray then in this way: Our Father who is in heaven, hallowed be Your name...”

Why We Pray into God? 

Luke 11:1–13 — Jesus teaches the disciples to pray and promises the Holy Spirit.

“Human and Fleshly Prayer” vs “Divine Prayer”

John 10:30 — “I and the Father are one.”

The Three Aspects of the Lord’s Model Prayer in Matthew 6 (Prayers Concerning God – Prayers for Our Protection – Praise to the Father)

Matt. 6:9–10 – “Our Father who is in the heavens, Your name be sanctified; Your kingdom come; Your will be done, as in heaven, so also on earth.”

How the Lord Jesus Was a Man of Prayer?

Luke 3:21-22 – “While He was praying, heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him.”

“Blessed are the Peacemakers, for They shall be called Sons of God” (Matt. 5:9) VS “As many as are Led by the Spirit of God, These are Sons of God” (Rom. 8:14)

Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.

“Peace with God vs. Peace with Man”

Matthew 5:9 — “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.”

Those Who Believe in Christ Jesus Are Sons of God VS He Who Overcomes Shall Be a Son of God

Gal. 3:26 – “For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.”

“Sons of God in the Kingdom vs. Sons of Men in the Generation”

Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.