Fox Street Church of God

(ekklesia)- simply means a group of people that gather. The term “church” is not the intention as the church would be a later term used for those who followed Jesus as Messiah when they gathered.

Jesus takes this area of Hosea and expounds on it. This time it must deal with judging people as sinners. This is a job that belongs to God, not us.

FOR HIS NAME’S SAKE

In the Bible, mercy is defined as compassionate treatment, especially when one has the power to punish or harm. It encompasses forgiveness, withholding judgment, and providing relief from suffering or hardship. God’s mercy is portrayed as an attribute of his character, showing his pity and kindness towards people, even when they are not deserving of it.

“Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command but an old one, which you have had since the beginning. This old command is the message you have heard. Yet I am writing you a new command; its truth is seen in him and in you, because the darkness is passing and the true light is already shining.