Grace vs. Mercy

Help me, Lord God, in my good resolve and in thy holy service,

and give me grace this very day really and truly to begin,

for what I have done till now is nothing.



 

 

Distinguishing grace from mercy:

Grace-God’s solution to man’s sin.

Mercy-God’s solution to man’s misery.

Grace-Covers the sin. 
Mercy-Removes the pain.

Grace-Gives us what we do not deserve. 
Mercy-Does not give us what we do deserve

Grace-Unearned favor which saves us. Mercy-Undeserved favor which forgives us.

Grace-Deals with the cause of sin. Mercy-Deals with the symptoms of sin.

Grace-Offers pardon for the crime. Mercy-Offers relief from the punishment.

Grace-Cures or heals the “disease.” Mercy-Eliminates the pain of the “disease.”

Grace-Regarding salvation it says, “Heaven.”Mercy-Regarding salvation it says, “No Hell.”

Grace-Says, “I pardon you.”Mercy-Says, “I pity you” 

 

 

I do not at all understand the mystery of grace, only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us. Anne Lamott