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Beatitudes: Merciful
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Matthew 5:7  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) We must not be misled into believing that, because Jesus says that the merciful will obtain mercy, this somehow proves salvation by works. Nothing anywhere in the Bible supports this conclusion. Jesus does not describe the foundation of a sinner's hope of receiving God's mercy but traces the spiritual features of His people. John W. Ritenbaugh The Beatitudes, Part 5: Blessed Are the Merciful

Luke 10:33-37  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) A parable is not a news report. However, in a real-life situation, a priest or a Levite might have widely varying feelings when confronted with such a situation. They might range from aversion and/or fear that a similar tragedy might happen to him if he remained in the area to sympathy and commiseration. Jesus does not explore this angle, but we can understand the possibility because we also are not unmoved by another's plight. We are not cold marble statues without feelings. Jesus does not mention what the priest and Levite specifically felt, but He clearly shows that mercy began with the Samaritan feeling compassion for the wounded man. Then, the Samaritan made a number of sacrifices to meet the miserable man's needs. How frequently are we moved to make some small sacrifice toward relieving another's misery, but never mercifully follow through? John W. Ritenbaugh The Beatitudes, Part 5: Blessed Are the Merciful

 

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