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title: According to His Own Mercy
description: “But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us...according to his own mercy. ” –Title 3:4-5 ESV
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# [According to His Own Mercy](https://blog.truthforlife.org/according-to-his-own-mercy)

 Written by [TFL](https://blog.truthforlife.org/author/tfl) | 4/27/17, 2:00 PM

“But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us...according to his own mercy. ” –Title 3:4-5 ESV

## [  Listen to, *Kindness & Goodness (Part 2 of 2)*](https://www.truthforlife.org/broadcasts/2017/04/27/kindness-goodness-part-2-of-2/)

The Holy Spirit produces supernatural goodness and kindness in believers. But anyone can be nice. So how is the goodness and kindness of the Spirit distinct from the politeness of the world? We’ll turn to Scripture for the answer when you listen to Truth For Life with Alistair Begg!

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