Yesterday we looked at the first part of Niels Hemmingsen's discussion of mercy in his Postil sermon for the Fourth Sunday after Trinity on Luke 6:36-42. There, I noted that Hemmingsen analyzes mercy into four parts. Today we come to the second part, signified by the...
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“Judge Not”: Niels Hemmingsen on Judgment and Mercy in Luke 6
Yesterday's Gospel reading, according to the traditional Western lectionary, was Luke 6:36-42: 36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. 37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye...