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How do we know God's mercy is true?

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God's mercy is affirmed through His constant character and the promises found in Scripture, such as in Isaiah 55 where He invites the wicked to return for mercy.

The truth of God's mercy can be discerned from the consistency found in His Word and the testimonies throughout Scripture. For example, in Isaiah 55:7, the Lord calls on the wicked to forsake their ways and promises to have mercy on those who return to Him. This illustrates that regardless of one's past, mercy is extended to all who earnestly seek it. Additionally, God's faithfulness to His people throughout history serves as testament to His merciful nature. He has consistently demonstrated grace, offering redemption and pardon, affirming that His mercy is not contingent upon human merit, but is a free gift available to all who trust in Him.
Scripture References: Isaiah 55:7, Jonah 4:2, Romans 8:27, Ephesians 2:4, Romans 3:26, Romans 8:28-30, Ephesians 1:4-5, Ezekiel 36:26-27, Romans 9:16, 1 Timothy 1:13, Galatians 1:13, Romans 5:6, Luke 1:78-79, Ephesians 2:8, John 3:16, Psalm 130, 1 John 4:10, Romans 3, Exodus 34:7; Luke 18:13-14; Ephesians 2:4-5, Ephesians 1:3, Malachi 3:6, Hebrews 8:12, Romans 3:24-26, Titus 3:5, Romans 5:8, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Hosea 1:10, Romans 9:23, Hebrews 4:16, Ephesians 2:4-5, Lamentations 3:22-23, Exodus 15, Exodus 33, Romans 9:15, Nahum 1:7, 1 Timothy 1:16, James 5:11, Romans 5, Jeremiah 31:3, Psalm 136, Romans 9:18, Romans 9:11-15, Psalm 118:1, Nehemiah 9:27, Nehemiah 9:31, Exodus 2:23-25, Exodus 3:7-10, 2 Kings 6:8-23, Psalm 103:10, Psalms 85:10, Isaiah 6:6-7, Romans 9:15-16, Psalm 67, Psalm 116, Ephesians 1:5, 2 Timothy 1:9, Psalm 116:5-6, 10-14, Luke 18:13, Psalm 103:8, Acts 3:25, Psalm 51:1, Psalm 57, Exodus 33:19, Psalm 85:10, 1 John 1:9, Psalm 42, John 10:11, Exodus 34:6-7, Jonah 2:2, Psalm 57:3, Ephesians 2, Isaiah 55, Psalm 36:5, Exodus 34:6, 1 Peter 1:3, 2 Timothy 1:16, Luke 15:2, Luke 19:10, Nehemiah 9:19, Luke 5:13, Isaiah 53, Isaiah 54:10, Ezra 9:13, Lamentations 3:22, Psalm 147:1-20, Psalm 103:10-12, 1 Kings 19:5-8, Psalm 62:12, Hebrews 10:12-14, Galatians 4:4-5, John 1:12-13, Ephesians 2:8-9, Psalm 103:8-12, Ezekiel 33:11, Isaiah 43:25, Psalm 130:3-4, Philippians 2:27, 2 Kings 23:25, Psalm 118:5, Matthew 21:42, Ephesians 2:1-5, 1 Peter 2:9-10, Psalm 130:4, Ephesians 1:7, Psalm 103:13, Psalm 33:5, Isaiah 1:18, Romans 3:23-24, Jonah 1, Acts 20:10-12, Hebrews 12:11, Psalm 102:19-20, Hebrews 6:13-14, Matthew 21:14, Job 42:10-17, Psalm 130:7, Romans 8:1, Isaiah 35:10, Nehemiah 1:9, Exodus 25:22, Jonah 3:10, 2 Peter 3:9, Romans 9, Hebrews 10:14, Colossians 1:13, Matthew 9:9, John 10:27-30, Matthew 8:1-4, Romans 5:8-9, Hebrews 10:30-33, 2 Samuel 24:14, Hebrews 2:17, Psalm 40:10-11, Genesis 9:15-16, Romans 8:34, 1 Peter 2:24-25, Psalm 136:4-9, 1 Corinthians 5:7, 2 Samuel 24:16, Leviticus 26:40-45, Hebrews 13:5, Hebrews 12:7, Psalm 108:4, Jeremiah 29:11, Job 33:27-28, Jeremiah 3:12-13, Hebrews 9:5, Psalm 85:2, Psalm 51, Ephesians 1:3-14, Exodus 32:31-32, Judges 2:16-23, Romans 5:20, Titus 2:11, Isaiah 56:8, Luke 1:68-69, Romans 9:22, 1 Peter 3:20, Numbers 26:11, Hebrews 9:26, Ephesians 1:7-8, Psalm 103:11-12, Ephesians 1:4, Romans 8:33, Psalm 136:10-12, Habakkuk 3:2, Romans 3:25, Micah 7:18, Psalm 67:1, Psalm 85:1-3, Isaiah 61:1, Luke 23:39-42, Exodus 12:29, Matthew 9:12-13, 1 Peter 1:3-5, Psalm 136:10-23, Isaiah 30:18-21, Psalm 100:5; Psalm 136; Luke 1:76-79, Exodus 34:7, Psalm 145:8-9, Romans 9:10-16, Psalm 100:5, Psalm 103:13-14, Titus 3:5; Galatians 2:20, Nahum 1:3, Ezekiel 36:26-28, Genesis 19, 1 John 2:2, Romans 3:25-26, 1 Timothy 1:14, 1 Timothy 1:15, Luke 6:36, Ephesians 2:1-10, Exodus 33:18-19, Titus 3:5-6, Romans 9:6-8, Ephesians 2:1-7, Psalm 66:20, Psalm 34:4-6, Colossians 2:3, John 1:17, 2 Peter 2:9, Genesis 19:16, Psalm 119:124, Luke 1:72-75, Hebrews 9:22., Psalm 147:3, Exodus 12, Romans 3:23-26, Matthew 9:13, Mark 1:40-42, Luke 18:13-14, Romans 10:17, Psalm 117:2, Psalm 145, Psalm 62:11-12, Ezekiel 16:6, Hebrews 13:8, Romans 5:1-2, 1 Samuel 7:9

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