Summary: Jonah Jonah 2:10 - 3:9 //How can God be a God of mercy and justice at the same time? After God commands the fish to spit Jonah out onto dry land, Jonah reluctantly goes to Nineveh. As a Hebrew Israelite, currently experiencing the boot of the Assyrian empire, walking into Nineveh was a dangerous and life-threatening thing for Jonah to do, and yet he finally went - and began preaching a terrible sermon. Jonah wanted to see God's justice, and preached a bare-bones message of repentance with no hope of grace and mercy for Ninevah. But even through Jonah's message was weak, God worked miraculously in the hearts of everyone in Nineveh. From the king to the citizens, the city repents and puts their faith in the God of Jonah in the hope of receiving mercy from God. In Christ, we do not simply have hope that God will show mercy towards us - we have a guaranteed promise that because Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins, that there is no longer any condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus! Our mission is to declare the gospel with our words and display the gospel with our lives to our neighbors and to the nations. Visit redeemerchristianchurch.com/give and join in our mission through your generous financial assistance - every gift and donation we receive goes to this goal!
