This week, we're going to start looking at some of the words that get used all the time in church, the Bible or in Christian circles. Some of these words are unhelpful without the proper definition or explanation... in fact, I like to call these words: Christianese. They're words that Christians use, that anyone outside of church (or those without a long history in the church) might not understand. We're going to define these words, and help to give context to them. Today's word is MERCY. Unlike GRACE - which is getting what we don't deserve... MERCY is not getting what we DO deserve... namely judgement for our sins. Instead, God forgives us and offers us salvation by faith in Jesus. 

Our passage today is:   Ephesians 2:4-5