1D “Let us therefore come forward with boldness to the throne of grace that we may receive mercy and find grace for timely help”—Heb. 4:16, cf. v. 15; Luke 15:20-24.
2五 父神在祂的主宰里,已怜悯了我们;所以,我们必须为着祂主宰的怜悯赞美并敬拜祂:
2E In His sovereignty God the Father has had mercy on us; therefore, we must praise and worship Him for His sovereign mercy:
31 “Father, we enjoy Thy mercy, / Ever fresh and ever new; / Every morning shed upon us, / It refreshes as the dew. / How we taste it! How we taste it! / Giving Thee the praises due”—Hymns, #26, stanza 5.
42 “Father, Thy mercy with Thy love and grace / Did we obtain; / And in Thy mercy, with Thee face to face, / We’ll e’er remain; / And for Thy mercy we would worship Thee / Through all our days and through eternity”—Hymns, #25, stanza 3.
5F We were created to be vessels of mercy unto honor to contain Christ as the God of honor (2 Tim. 2:20-21; Rom. 9:21) so that we may honor God and men (Judg. 9:9):
94 Vessels unto honor are those who honor God by living and walking by the Spirit (Gal. 5:16, 25) and those who honor men by ministering the Spirit to them (2 Cor. 3:6, 8).