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  2. Jan 4, 2022 · What is the spiritual gift of mercy? Answer. In Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, one of the Beatitudes is “Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy” ( Matthew 5:7 ). Mercy is what we express when we are led by God to be compassionate in our attitudes, words, and actions. It is more than feeling sympathy toward someone; it is love enacted.

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    A mercy-giver’s basic motivational drive is to sense and respond to the emotional and spiritual needs of others. Those with the mercy motivational gift have a divine ability to sense hurt and respond to it with love and understanding. 1. The mature mercy-giver is kind and gentle. 2. Mercy-givers sense and reflect the spiritual and emotional atmosph...

    Mercies have a God-given ability to sense a person’s spirit or the atmosphere among a group of people. They recognize the feelings that may be at work in others’ minds and hearts. When mercies are...
    Mercy-givers are attracted to people in distress; they love the people that most of us tend to run away from.
    Mercies love the unlovable, such as the handicapped, the elderly, the seriously ill, and the wounded in spirit. They are drawn to the outcast, the out of fellowship, and the rebellious. Mercy-giver...
    Because of their sensitivity, mercies do not take sin lightly—their own or someone else’s.
    Mercies can be indecisive, tossed to and fro by their emotions. (See James 1:5–8.)
    Mercy-givers can easily allow others to become dependent on them, when the individuals should be dependent on God. They often become rescuers of those who do not need to be rescued.
    The mercy-giver’s warmth can be falsely interpreted as personal, intimate affection. They must learn to temper their demonstration of affectionsbased on the mindset of those to whom they are minist...
    Mercies are quick to take up others’ offenses, which can quickly lead to anger and bitterness.
  3. Jul 9, 2020 · The spiritual gift of mercy is something that God gives us and wants us to give to others. In Jesus’ sermon on the mount where he tells us to be perfect, Luke records it a bit differently: “Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.”. The Bible tells us that God is rich in mercy.

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  4. Aug 4, 2023 · Definition: The spiritual gift of mercy is a special ability given by the Holy Spirit to individuals within the church. Those with this gift show deep compassion and empathy towards those who are suffering or in distress, offering love, understanding, and support.

  5. The spiritual gift of mercy – What is it? All Christians are called to be merciful ( Matthew 5:7 ), yet some are gifted in mercy. Romans 12:6-8 mentions the gift of mercy: "Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: … the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness." What is the gift of mercy?

  6. Jun 25, 2019 · The spiritual gift of mercy is one in which a person demonstrates a strong ability to empathize with others with compassion, words, and actions. Those with this gift are able to provide some relief to those going through tough times physically, spiritually, and emotionally.

  7. Romans 12:4 says “the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness” so we know for sure that the gift of mercy is a God-given or more precisely, Spirit-given gift but what does mercy look like in the Bible?

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