The Difference Between Grace and Mercy

Today's episode is about the difference between grace and mercy. Although they are commonly interchanged, they have difference meanings. I'll go over the definitions and an example for each in scripture. You'll find both the teaching points (in bold) and transcription below. 

Denea (00:01) Hello, hello, it's Denea, your host of the Faith Filled Mom podcast. I hope that wherever you are today, you know that you're loved, you know that you're needed. The kingdom of God loves you, you. People around you love you, needs you. You're loved and needed absolutely in this world. The light that you have, the light that you carry, the smile that you can give someone, the friendship that you have to offer to people.

Your kindness is absolutely needed in this world. Today we are talking about the difference between grace and mercy. And I wanted to talk about this because I know previously I have interchanged these, mixed them up. I have heard other people do it. It's very common. I know the difference now, but especially when I was the years of being, I guess, a newer Christian.

Yeah, I mix these up all the time. And I think other people do too. And I think it happens because we don't know the difference between them. So that's what today's episode is about. I'm gonna pray a sin real quick. Father, thank you that you offer us both grace and mercy. Thank you that we get to live in those and we get to experience them. We have a desire, God, to know more about you and Jesus. We also have a desire.

to understand grace and mercy and how can we also extend them to other people. Holy Spirit, please be with us during this Bible study time. We invite you in. Point us back, help us to understand God and Jesus. Help us to gain comprehension with what we are learning. We love you God, in Jesus' name, amen.

So like I said, I...mixed these up for years. And then I, you know, did my own, I guess, deep dive research and understanding what they are. And so if you do know the difference, I think that's great. This will be just a little recap for you. We are also going to be looking at them in scripture. If you don't know the difference, then absolutely that's great too. Everything will be in the show notes.

So sit back, relax, listen. If you're listening while you're on your run, I had somebody message me, I thought that was so cool. Said that she listens to me while she runs. Sit back, relax, I've got you. If you are prepared with your Bible and notebook in hand, that is great. If you are not, that is great too. Maybe you're washing dishes or maybe you are doing work right now. Maybe you're one of those people. I'm not.

I am not one of those people who can listen to music or listen to a podcast while I work. I don't know if that's because I do have ADHD, but I am not. But if that's you, then that's great. Come back when you're able to write stuff down. Everything, whenever that is, it'll be in the show notes. So for now, feel free to listen, sit back. You can do your work. You can do your laundry. You can do your run.

Or you can study if you have that stuff available either one all of it will be in the show notes for you If you need to come back and study if you need to just just listen right now.

That is so okay today like I said the difference between grace and mercy because I've heard them be interchanged like use and I know that I have in the past.

The Definition of Mercy

So that's what we're referring to grace, or excuse me, mercy is not receiving the punishment we deserve. As human beings, it is so important for us to know this and acknowledge it. We all have a sinful nature. Every single one of us, none of us, not one of us is righteous on our own. Judgment day, it is going to come, it's going to come, it's going to happen to everybody. And on our own, none of us can actually live lives that are worthy to getting us into heaven on our own. We have to know that. That's why Jesus had to come, right? Like we couldn't do it. We couldn't do it on our own. And so Jesus came, we needed a savior. God in his great mercy sent Jesus to save us. Jesus made a way for us to be saved and he makes it possible for us to get into heaven. I did a little deep dive, I guess, on a...

on the word mercy, some research. And in Greek, and I am probably gonna mispronounce this, eleos, this is the noun version. So in Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic, they often have different words depending on how a meaning, the meaning of a word. For example, love, like there are different types of like agape, phila, like there, or is it phila, always get that mixed up. But there are different words depending on the definition of how it's being used. And it's kind of the same for like nouns, adjectives. And so, in this script or in this text, excuse me, in this scripture is going to be used as a noun. means outward manifestation of pity. Now, an under, I'm sorry...for somebody in order, that's wh