Disposition to exercise compassion or favor; pity; compassion; willingness to spare or to help.
A blessing regarded as a manifestation of compassion or favor.
kind and gentle treatment of a wrongdoer; a kind sympathetic disposition: willingness to forgive, spare, or help; kind and compassionate treatment of persons under one's power. Return to text.
The compassion, forgiveness, and forbearance of God with respect to sinners, as made possible by the Atonement of Jesus Christ.
God’s mercy is his loving forgiveness. We are called to show mercy to others.
to withhold wrath; forgiveness; to show God's love, kindness or compassion; pity or leniency, divine blessing. How God deals with past events.
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court"
a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"
the feeling that motivates compassion
alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed; "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy"
a moral act of forgiveness, to being merciful to others through our actions, our words, and our prayers
to show kindness and/or forgiveness
The gift of Mercy is the special ability God gives to certain members of the body of Christ to feel genuine empathy & compassion for individuals suffering distressing physical, mental or emotional problems & to translate that compassion into cheerfully done deeds which reflect Christ's love & alleviate suffering. (see Romans 12:8, Mark 9:41, Acts 16:33-34, Luke 10:33-35, Matthew 20:29-34, Matthew 25:35-40, Acts 11:28-30)
The compassionate, steadfast love of God for sinners. Christians reflect the mercy of God by caring for others. The most frequent prayer in Orthodox worship is "Lord, have mercy." See Matt. 5:7; Eph. 2:v7; Titus 3:4 7.
the compassion and love of God for us sinners that moved him not to count our sins against us, but to count them against his Son Jesus who was put to death as our Substitute. God demonstrates his mercy by forgiving our sins and withholding from us the punishment we deserve.
Mercy (Middle English, from Anglo-French merci, from Medieval Latin merced-, merces, from Latin, price paid, wages, from merc-, merx merchandise) can refer both to compassionate behaviour on the part of those in power (e.g. mercy shown by a judge toward a convict) or on the part of a humanitarian third party (e.g. a mission of mercy aiming to treat war victims). Mercy is a term used to describe the leniency or compassion shown by one person to another, or a request from one person to another to be shown such leniency or compassion. Mercy is compassion or relief given to an undeserving recipient.