極大的奧秘 - 基督與教會

"Everything Depends on God's Mercy"

Romans 9:15-16 "For He says to Moses, 'I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.' So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy."

"一切皆在於神的憐憫"

羅9:15-16 "因祂對摩西說：'我要憐憫誰，就憐憫誰；要恩待誰，就恩待誰。'據此看來，這不在乎那定意的，也不在乎那奔跑的，只在乎發憐憫的神。"

God's Sovereign Authority VS God's Sovereign Mercy

Rev 4:11 "You are worthy, our Lord...to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed and were created."

Isa 64:8 "But now, O Jehovah, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are our Potter; and all of us are the work of Your hand."

神主宰的權柄 VS 神主宰的憐憫

啟4:11 『我們的主...是配得榮耀尊貴權柄的；因為你創造了萬有，並且萬有是因你的旨意存在並被創造的。』

耶18:6 『我待你們，豈不能照這窯匠待泥麼？...泥在窯匠的手中怎樣，你們在我的手中也怎樣。』

Who God Is VS Who We Are - Complete Comparative Analysis

Isaiah 42:5 "Thus says God the LORD, Who created the heavens and stretched them out, Who spread out the earth and its offspring, Who gives breath to the people on it And spirit to those who walk in it."

Isaiah 64:8 "But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are our potter; and we all are the work of Your hand."

神是誰 VS 我們是誰

賽42:5       創造並鋪張諸天，將地和地所出的一併鋪開，賜氣息給地上的萬民，又賜靈給行在其上之人的神耶和華，祂如此說，

賽64:8      耶和華阿，現在你仍是我們的父；我們是泥土，你是窰匠；我們都是你手的工作。

"Mercy VS Compassion" - A Biblical Comparison

Romans 9:15: "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion."

2 Corinthians 1:3 states: "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort."