We do not earn mercy it is the gift of God in Jesus Christ and we should freely give mercy to others. In the measure that we can rejoice in the salvation of others is the measure that we can be made whole in God’s grace. In their self proclaimed righteousness the scribes and Pharisees believed that they did not need to repent because they were not lost.
Luke 15:8-10
8 “Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? 9 And when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I lost!’ 10 Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
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