>mercy is not sacrifice.
For some one like you, it is lip service, that is why. And by the way, that is philosophy of your intended understanding of scripture. You make no distinction between self sacrifice and sacrifice. Mercy requires self sacrifice if it is truly mercy, you can't seem to grok that. You say it is sacrifice nonetheless. So by your logic, a a frankfooter then should also be a foot because it contains the same word. Or a hot dog is a dog because it contains the same word.