Illustrations About Mercy

Kind Judgment

Judgment isn’t always negative. A judge’s ruling can bring remarkable joy for the person he rules in favor of. Caught in Providence is a reality TV show

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Measure For Measure

“William Shakespeare based a whole play on the second verse of Matthew 7. Measure for Measure is classified as a ‘comedy,’ and indeed everything works

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Pit of Failure

In The Dark Knight Rises (directed by Christopher Nolan, Warner Brothers, 2012), Bruce Wayne is trapped in “the Pit,” a prison on the other side of the

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Grave-Sunrise

Mercy And Judgment

The judgment of the world is rarely tempered by mercy, making us apt to misidentify the world’s sufferings as the judgment of God. The film

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Extending Mercy

This powerful scene from Invictus (directed by Clint Eastwood [Warner Bros., 2009]) recounts the story of Nelson Mandela insisting that his leaders extend forgiveness to

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Mercy Sermon Illustration

Have Mercy

Mike Howerton tells a story about how grace works. He recounts the time that he received a second ticket in two years for expired car

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Boiling Point

Imagine a pot of water, full to the brim, boiling on the stove. The water in the pot goes through several stages of heat before

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Before & After

This before-and-after photo comparison from the TV show Fixer Upper shows the incredible restoration of an old, dilapidated house

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Jesus, Our Advocate

In our foster-care system today, many young children are left to navigate a maze of court hearings and new schools all on their own. Through the

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Leave It To God

At the end of the movie, Matilda, the main antagonist, Ms. Trunchbull gets what she deserves, after spending the entire movie harassing the children and continually

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Grace + Nothing

Truly believing something changes our behavior. The issue some people get confused about is which comes first: works before salvation or

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Grace For Good

Les Misérables is one of the most popular novels turned musical turned movie (twice). One of the overarching themes is grace. Jean Valjean, the main

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Paradigm Shift

“Christianity isn’t something you add. It is an explosion that changes everything you had” (Timothy Keller [@timkellernyc], Twitter, November 10, 2017, 1:30 p.m.)

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