"Blessed are the merciful." Matthew 5:7. To be merciful is to treat others better than they deserve. So God has treated us. He delights to show mercy. He is kind to the unthankful and to the evil. So He teaches us to treat one another. He says, "Be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you." Ephesians 4:32.

"Salige er de barmhjertige". Matt. 5,7. At være barmhjertig er at behandle andre bedre, end de fortjener. Således har Gud behandlet os. Han har lyst til miskundhed. Han er "god imod de utaknemmelige og onde". Luk. 6,35. Han lærer os at handle mod hverandre på samme måde. Han siger: "Vær gode mod hverandre og barmhjertige, så I tilgiver hverandre, ligesom Gud har tilgivet jer i Kristus". Ef. 4,32.