Numbers 14:18 ‘The Lord is longsuffering and abundant in mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression; but He by no means clears the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation.’
If you have got someone trying to convince you that God is full of love and grace and has abundant mercy and we can get away with anything… get them to read this verse!
Yes God is full or grace and mercy, but He is also just. That means He will not turn His back on the law. If something is wrong, it is wrong!
If we go off and do something wrong in front of Him just because we know He can forgive us we are being evil by not just testing God but also telling lies to Him and everyone around us.
Don’t test God because you will come off second best!