To BE Attitudes: Blessed ARE the Merciful...

Matthew 5:7. Mercy is one of God's attributes, the Lord Himself declares that in Exodus 34:6. David also calls Him merciful, Psalm 103:8. Here are some verses talking about mercy: Hosea 6:6; Lamentations 3:22. James 2:13. Just like forgiveness, mercy is only received if it is given (showed). The best example i can give you is Jesus' Parable of the Unforgiving Servant, in Matthew 18:21-35, at the end Jesus says this: "So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses". See that the master "showed" mercy to his servant (forgave his debt), but his servant didn't "show" mercy to his fellow servant and because of it the first servant was delivered to the torturers. In this parable, the servant wasn't blessed because he wasn't merciful, he didn't show mercy therefore he didn't obtain mercy. Today, there are many legalistic "christians", thinking that by doing the right thing, they are being righteous, when they are only acting as judges, either absolving or condemning their fellow servants. Romans 14:4. I know sometimes i may sound judgmental, because as they say, i like to "give credit where credit is due", in fact, i can't stand false teachings and when i find one, i write about it. Biblically speaking, we cannot judge people but we must judge their teachings. If you read all my posts and didn't check to see if i'm speaking the truth, you already failed! The day of judgment is coming soon, and as James wrote, if we don't show mercy we will not receive mercy!