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What is the difference between grace and mercy?

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Chuck Smith's three-line definition: "Justice is getting what you deserve. Mercy is not getting what's coming to you. And grace is getting what's not coming to you." The publican asked for mercy, not justice: "God be merciful to me a sinner" (Luke 18:13). Read Chuck on Luke 18:13 in the reader. Chuck Smith commentary used by permission of The Word For Today.

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