Mercy in Church Courts

At the heart of the Beatitudes, our Lord sets forth mercy as a – if not the – central mark of Christian discipleship, Kingdom living, and human flourishing in the church. Such being the case, what does mercy look like in church courts and deliberation? In what follows, I unpack the biblical dynamics of mercy in the ‘business’ of the church by setting forth the need, aim, implementation, and effect of this core mark of the church’s character.