“If God himself sets the example for our behavior, it is also God’s mercy
towards us that motivates and empowers our reciprocation. In the cross of
Christ, God carried out the greatest act of mercy towards the undeserving,
and at the same time executed severe and uncompromising justice upon the
sins of humanity. Now you might ask: How can I reciprocate the mercy of
God? Which is a good question, since Christ will never be in need of your
kindness, gentleness, patience, and especially not your mercy. But Jesus
regularly directly linked the treatment of his body, the church, with the
way that we are treating him : ‘...as you did it to one of the least of
these my brothers, you did it to me.’ (Matthew 25:40)

The way we treat the image bearers of Christ — no matter how poorly they
reflect that image at times — is literally how we are treating the one who
gave his life for us.”

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