2. A Characteristic of The True and Living God

3. Exo.34:5 And Jehovah descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of Jehovah. Exo.34:6 And Jehovah passed by before him, and proclaimed, Jehovah, Jehovah, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth, Exo.34:7 keeping lovingkindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin; and that will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation.

4. 2Chr. 30:9b for Jehovah your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him. Neh 9:17b But thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and forsookest them not. Psa 86:15 But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness. Psa 103:8 Jehovah is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness. Psa 116:5 Gracious is Jehovah, and righteous; Yea, our God is merciful.

5. Jer 3:12 Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, "'Return, faithless Israel, declares the LORD. I will not look on you in anger, for I am merciful, declares the LORD; I will not be angry forever. Joel 2:13 and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto Jehovah your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and repenteth him of the evil. Luke 6:36 Be ye merciful, even as your Father is merciful. Jam. 5:11 Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful.

6. The Katie Couric Show Interview With a Family whose Son Was Killed at the Sandy Hook Elementary School The Question From this Parent “How Can a Merciful God Let Something Like This Happen?”

7. People are Creatures of Choice, We Have Free Will Gen.2:16-17, Josh.24:14-15, 1Kg.18:21, Ps.119:30, 173, Pr.22:1, Lk.10:42, Rev.22:17 People Make Bad Choices: Gen.3 -> -> -> -> 2012 Couldn’t He Stop This? What about Free Will? How Could He Let What Happen to Jesus? Let Anger and Hatred Go, Rom.12:19-21 God Will Settle All Accounts in Eternity, Ps.73:2-3, 16 – 17 Suffering is God’s Megaphone to a Morally Asleep People

8. The Plan of Salvation 1.Hear the Gospel of Christ, Acts 2:22 2.Believe in Jesus Christ, Jn.3:16 3.Repent and Turn to God, Acts 17:30 4.Confess Jesus as Lord, Rom.10:9-10 5.Be Baptized, Ac.22:16 ----------------------------------  Be Thou Faithful Unto Death, Rev.2:10  If Err: Repent and Pray God Acts 18:18