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NASB | James 2:13 For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 2:13 For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; but [to the one who has shown mercy] mercy triumphs [victoriously] over judgment. |
Subject: How does mercy triumph over judgment? |
Bible Note: Mommapbs, I meant to distinguish God's mercy from His judgment by thinking of the former as intrinsic to His eternal nature and the latter as a decision rendered, a completed act; God's judgment, i.e. His capacity for judging, renders judgment. Justice, on the other hand, is the fairness of the judgment combined with the appropriateness of the penalty. In that sense mercy becomes an aspect of justice. Looking at the agonized Jesus on the cross you might be tempted to say, "It ain't fair!" But even the thief and the heathen soldier recognized God's mercy inherent there. Lithified: to make or become rock. Colin |