"Law, as such, is interested in justice, not mercy. There is no justice in absolute mercy, and no mercy in absolute justice. One dies without mercy under the testimony of credible witnesses, when he is under a written code of authority. We operate under a law of liberty, and this provides for kindness or compassion. The one who shows no mercy will receive none. Our English word "mercy" is from the Latin mercedis, meaning payment, or reward. It refers to the heavenly reward to be given to the compassionate.
None of us will attain to glory except by the mercy of God. We simply cannot be saved upon the basis of our own righteousness. God will use the yardstick by which we measure others as the criterion for measuring us. If we show no mercy we will receive none. If we receive none we will be lost. The principle of liberty in Christ Jesus makes it possible for us to be compassionate. It distinguishes between love of law and the law of love." -- the beloved W. Carl Ketcherside in his book, The Death of the Custodian.
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