James 1-3

Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment. (James 2:12-13)

What does one allow one's self to receive--judgment, mercy, or both?

How is one shaped when one allows one's self to receive judgment and judgment alone?

What happens when one allows one's self to receive mercy and mercy alone?

What is the effect when one allows one's self to receive on one occasion judgment, on another, mercy, and on still other occasions both mercy and judgment?

Reader, how do you interpret the claim: "Mercy triumphs over judgment?"