God's Attributes Part 4 Q&A,

"God is a good and merciful God."  Ps. 145:1-21

God is good, and he does good.  Heaven and earth are full of his goodness.  Every living thing enjoys his goodness.  Birds, beats, fishes, insects, creeping things, are fed by his bountiful hand.  He takes kind care of them all.  It is of his mercy that we live and behold the pleasant light of the sun and moon; and enjoy the spring, when the trees and grass look so green, and we plant the ground-summer, when we eat nice fruit-autumn, when we gather in harvests-and winter, when we warm by the blazing fire.  It is of his mercy that we have everyday provisions, health, family, and friends.  It is of his mercy, when we are sick, that he makes us well; and when we are in danger of being hurt or killed, that he keeps us safe.  

Above all, it is of his mercy that he has sent his Son to die for us.  If it were not for the mercy of God, we should not live -the world would not stand.  His mercy should lead us to repentance.  He shows us mercy that we may repent and live.


Q. Who only is perfectly good in himself, and does good to us and to all creatures?

A. God. (Ps. 119:68, Matt. 19:17, 1 Chron. 16:34, Ex. 34:6, Ps. 145:9)

Q. Do we deserve God's goodness towards us?

A. No. 

Q. And why not?

A. Because we have sinned against him.  (Luke 15:21)

Q. Is God a merciful God?

A. Yes. (Jonah 4:2, Ps. 103:8, Exod. 34:6, 2 Cor. 1:3, Ps. 86:5)

Q.What great thing has God done for us sinners, that shows he is a good and mericfu God?

A. He sent his Son to die for us. (1 John 4:9, 10, John 3:16)

Q. As God treats us in a good and merciful way, how does he command us to treat each other?

A. In a good and merciful way also. (Luke 6:36, Matt. 5:44-48, James 2:13, Matt. 18:21-35)

Q. To what should God's goodness and mercy lead us?

A. "To repentance." (Rom. 2:4)