Mercy triumphs

James 2 has 2 interesting bits back to back.

First:
10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.
That's a pretty high standard!

And then:
12 Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, 13 because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

I love that mercy triumphs over judgment.

25 In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction? 26 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.


As Rahab was a prostitute I'm guessing that she wasn't keeping the whole law. But she was considered righteous because of her actions at one small point in time.

Mercy triumphs over judgment.