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NASB | Romans 9:15 For He says to Moses, "I WILL HAVE MERCY ON WHOM I HAVE MERCY, AND I WILL HAVE COMPASSION ON WHOM I HAVE COMPASSION." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 9:15 For He says to Moses, "I WILL HAVE MERCY ON WHOMEVER I HAVE MERCY, AND I WILL HAVE COMPASSION ON WHOMEVER I HAVE COMPASSION." [Ex 33:19] |
Subject: Mercy's God's prerogative |
Bible Note: Hi, CSM, It is not correct to say that God "requires" mercy of himself. God is merciful. That's just the way he is. (Ps 86:15 But You, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.) God does NOT require holiness of us because he requires holiness of himself. He requires holiness of us because he himself is holy. (1 Pet 1:16 because it is written, "YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY.") You argue that there would be assurance of finding mercy from God if “Mercy is a requirement God not only makes for mankind but also makes for himself.†I do not believe this is true because God does not “require†mercy of himself. Merciful is just the way God is. The basis of finding mercy with God is that God is merciful. In contrast to the statement that God is NOT free to do anything he wants, I believe God is free to do anything he wants. The Bible says, (1 Ps 115:3) “But our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases.†(2 Ps 135:6) “Whatever the LORD pleases, He does, In heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps.†Please show us in Scripture that God can do only some of the things and not “whatever†pleases him. I think we may be in agreement, if you have simply made a mistake in your wording. If what you really mean is that God requires us to be the way he IS, then we have no disagreement. God requires us to BE perfect because He IS perfect. (Matt 5:48 "Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.) God does not “require†himself to be anything; that's just the way He is already! |