Nothing Like Mercy!

I have a friend who says,on occasion, I need to go to charm school. I always laugh at her take, as to how one should speak to others when either correcting them or trying to get them to see The Light. I tell her you can't alter your words or the tone. In scripture, When Christ would admonish others, the language would be very strong. You didn't have a recording to hear the tone, but you could perceive it through the words He spoke. You can imagine my elation, when reading J.I. Packers words in his book, Evangelism and The Sovereignty of God,on page 48, when he says that Paul's refusal to modify his message to suit circumstances, brought ridicule and indifference. In other words be plain in your speech. Let there be no doubt in your meaning. We are the ambassadors for Christ and His message. We, like Paul, must remain faithful to the terms of His commission that is given to us by Him. We speak neither more nor less than The spirit says we are to speak. This is such a serious point, that Paul , in Galatians 1:8, states the one who commits such folly is accursed. He says to Jeremiah and Paul, don't be afraid of their faces. Our words are not to be in the wisdom of man, but in the power of God, speaking the wisdom of God in a mystery. I Corinthians 2:1-7. Speaking His Gospel, persuading others of His Son and his redemptive work and the power of His blood shed for all those who believe. I am always amazed at the evil of fleshly man. It's depth no man can fathom. Take this election coming up, there are such evil adds with such lies it is hard to believe anyone could be so vicious. But we see each day the character of a man who was given such an honor to be the president of the greatest nation on planet earth, try an deceive the people who voted for him. We Christians need to pray for MERCY. Our nation has not always performed honor on others nor on our Creator. We had a good start, but evil crept in as good men slept. I could give a list of evil ,but I won't. So when you go to vote, bow your head and ask for MERCY!