God the Father, Mentor's Guide, MG06

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G O D T H E F A T H E R

b. Heb. 4.16

4. Implications of God’s gracious acts

a. Do not take his grace for granted, Rom. 3.8; 6.1, 15.

b. We are never to receive the grace of God in vain, 2 Cor. 6.1.

c. We are to offer grace as we have received it from the Lord, Matt. 18.

C. God is merciful (God is filled with tender-hearted, loving compassion for those who are needy and broken).

1. God is tender toward the hurting, oppressed, and the needy.

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a. Deut. 5.10

b. Ps. 57.10

c. Ps. 103.13

d. Isa. 54.7

e. Hos. 14.3