Who "deserves" our com passion is an interesting way of framing a question whose answer lies in the eternal truth, justice, and love of Almighty God. It is possible that God has a mathematical system of weighing human souls to see who is deserving of his compassion and the blessings to which those of us adjudged by his cryptic system of qualifying some and disqualifying others of the fruits of his compassion.
Yet even considering this disturbs my heart because I recognise that according to the scriptures no one is considered undeserving of his compassion, "because God so loves the world that he sent his only begotten Son that whosoever [inclusive] believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life."
From this statement of truth it is evident that God extends his compassion to everyone, whosoever, and that being do, we also must extend our compassion to all, however undeserving we judge them to be. The major operand is forgiveness, for if we do not forgive those that offend us then neither will God forgive us.
Therefore, the answer to "Who deserves our compassion? can only be, "Every one of our brothers and sister deserves our compassion!"
There is no other way.
Sally SmithDecember 12, 2017
I ask Heavenly Father daily to show me what I can do for one of his children and when I do it is usually through a smile, a kind word or an act of service. When I do this the blessings of the Lord are poured out upon me and those I come in contact with.
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Ronnie BrayDecember 13, 2017
Who "deserves" our com passion is an interesting way of framing a question whose answer lies in the eternal truth, justice, and love of Almighty God. It is possible that God has a mathematical system of weighing human souls to see who is deserving of his compassion and the blessings to which those of us adjudged by his cryptic system of qualifying some and disqualifying others of the fruits of his compassion. Yet even considering this disturbs my heart because I recognise that according to the scriptures no one is considered undeserving of his compassion, "because God so loves the world that he sent his only begotten Son that whosoever [inclusive] believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life." From this statement of truth it is evident that God extends his compassion to everyone, whosoever, and that being do, we also must extend our compassion to all, however undeserving we judge them to be. The major operand is forgiveness, for if we do not forgive those that offend us then neither will God forgive us. Therefore, the answer to "Who deserves our compassion? can only be, "Every one of our brothers and sister deserves our compassion!" There is no other way.
Sally SmithDecember 12, 2017
I ask Heavenly Father daily to show me what I can do for one of his children and when I do it is usually through a smile, a kind word or an act of service. When I do this the blessings of the Lord are poured out upon me and those I come in contact with.
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