God Whose Nature is to Show Mercy

God Whose Nature is to Show Mercy

From Word on Wednesday with John Mason by John Mason: Speaker and writer. President of the Anglican Connection; Commissary to the Anglican Arc

June 12, 2026 · 5 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the flawed human nature as recognized by Dante and Paul the Apostle, focusing on the propensity to lie and the nature of mercy.

Seven hundred years ago, Dante recognized that the human propensity to lie is our greatest flaw. Two thousand years ago, Paul the Apostle wrote in Ephesians chapter 2 of our flawed human nature. Find out more in this podcast.

People in this episode

Host: John Mason

Topics covered

  • mercy
  • human nature
  • deception
  • spirituality
  • Christianity

Keywords

  • mercy
  • human flaw
  • Dante
  • Paul the Apostle
  • Ephesians
  • Christianity
  • spirituality

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Books & works: Ephesians

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