1 Timothy 1:16
1:16 But here is why I was treated with mercy: so that
in me as the worst,
Christ Jesus could demonstrate his utmost patience, as an example for those who are going to believe in him for eternal life.
Hosea 2:23
2:23 Then I will plant her as my own in the land.
I will have pity on ‘No Pity’ (Lo-Ruhamah).
I will say to ‘Not My People’ (Lo-Ammi), ‘You are my people!’
And he will say, ‘You are my God!’”
Romans 5:20-21
5:20 Now the law came in
so that the transgression
may increase, but where sin increased, grace multiplied all the more,
5:21 so that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace will reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 11:30-31
11:30 Just as you were formerly disobedient to God, but have now received mercy due to their disobedience,
11:31 so they too have now been disobedient in order that, by the mercy shown to you, they too may now
receive mercy.
Hebrews 4:16
4:16 Therefore let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace whenever we need help.
Hebrews 4:1
God’s Promised Rest
4:1 Therefore we must be wary that, while the promise of entering his rest remains open, none of you may seem to have come short of it.
Hebrews 2:10
2:10 For it was fitting for him, for whom and through whom all things exist,
in bringing many sons to glory, to make the pioneer
of their salvation perfect through sufferings.