JUSTICE AND MERCY
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one who rests his humble heart who silences in contrite spirit
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this one receives the gentling mercy of Christ
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one who boasts his vain heart who blares in loud spirit
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this one receives the sobering justice of Christ.
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as one meets Christ, one receives
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the kind, loving, saving greeting of Christ, in mercy,
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OR:
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the sobering, cherished, punch of Christ, in justice.
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there remain few any other ways to express it.
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approach God and others humbly, in mercy…
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forgiveness, order, the acceptance in kindness, as
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it is called one’s sober understanding of others.
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OR:
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approach God and others vainly, in folly, of
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egomania…persistence, chaos, a mockery of justice, as
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it is called one’s own judgment of others
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paint the wagon if one must, yet only in
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the wisdom of God
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