MicFood Blog Fruit of the Spirit -(5) KINDNESS #Rev 0

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Michael's FoodFriday, 31 January 2014

KINDNESS is the fifth of the nine parts of the Fruit of The Spirit. Kindness can be categorized

into divine kindness and human kindness. Kindness is reflected in the Bible with various terms

including kindness, goodness, mercy, pity, love, grace, favor, compassion, gentleness, tenderness.

In Greek and Hebrew versions, there are also several terms used for kindness.

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience,

kindness,goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control;

against such there is no law. (alatians !"22-23# ($S%#

a!er"s E#an$e%i&a% Di&tionary.http!!www.biblestudytools.com!dictionaries!bakers"evangelical"dictionary!kindness.html

Kindness. #n attribute of God and $uality desirable but not consistently found in humans.

%he main problem in understanding kindness is the fact that it is one of a series of terms that are

overlapping and not clearly or consistently distinguishable in meaning.%his is true not only in &nglish

'!indness, $oodness, 'er&y, pity, %o#e, $ra&e, fa#or, &o'passion, $ent%eness, tenderness,

etc.( but also in Greek '&hrestos, e%ee'on, oi!tir'on, &haris, a$ape, sp%an&hnon, epiei!eia,

etc.( and in Hebrew 'hesed, to(, raha'i', he'%ah, hen, etc.(. )onsider, for e*ample, the

relationship of love, goodness, kindness, and mercy in lu +-"+. evertheless, although

distinctions are not consistent, kindness 'like goodness, love( tends to cover a broad range of

meaning, with mercy and grace being progressively narrower.

3! But love ye your ene&ies, and do good, and lend, hoping for

nothing again; and your reward shall 'e great, and ye shall 'e

the children of the ighest" for he is kind unto the unthankful

and to the evil.3) Be ye therefore &erciful, as your *ather also is &erciful.

(+uke )"3!-3)# (%#

3! But love your ene&ies, do good to the&, and lend to the&

without e/pecting to get anything 'ack. 0hen your reward will

'e great, and you will 'e children of the 1ost igh, 'ecause he

is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. 3) Be &erciful, just as your

*ather is &erciful. (+uke )"3!-3)# (%#

3! But love your ene&ies, and do good, and lend, e/pecting

nothing in return;'4and your reward will 'e great, and you will

'e sons of the 1ost igh; for he is kind to the ungrateful and

the selfish.3) Be &erciful, even as your *ather is &erciful. (+uke

)"3!-3)# ($S%#

Divine Kindness. God/s kindness is presupposed or taught throughout 0cripture.

It is manifest in what is called 1common grace.1 God is kind to all he has made ' 2salm 34-5(, even

when his creatures are ungrateful and wicked ' 6uke +-7 cf. 8att -4-(. His kindness is intended

to lead to repentance, not to re9ection of him ' :om ;4(.

5 0he +6$7is good to all" and his tender &erciesare over all his

works. (8sal&s 9:!"5# (%#

Fruit of The Spirit: (5) KINDNESS

0he +6$7is good to all;he has co&passionon all he has &ade. (8sal&s 9:!"5# (%#

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In the second place, it is the believer who can truly celebrate God's kindness, even in areas of

experience not directly related to salvation from the guilt and punishment of sin. God's kindness is

seen in his deliverance of the believer from affliction, fear, and trouble.

Third, God's kindness is manifest in the full salvation that comes through Christ ! "eter #$%&.

Indeed, our salvation derives from the kindness of God ph #$()*&, and it is through continuing in

his kindness that we are saved +om !!$##&.

3 for you have tasted the kindnessof the +ord. (9 8eter 2"3#

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3 f so 'e ye have tasted that the +ord is gracious. (9 8eter 2"3#

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0hat in the ages to co&e he &ight shew the e/ceeding riches

of his gracein his kindness toward usthrough


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Kindness often finds a place in the lists of Christian virtues ( 1 Col 13:4; Col 3:12). Paul can take

the injunction a step further and clai to e!eplif" kindness in his o#n life to a de$ree that

coends his inistr" as authentic ( 2 Cor %:%).

&et huan iitation of 'ods kindness does not coe naturall". n fact* ultiatel" no one is kind

(Psal 14:3; +o 3:12). t is onl" as the fruit of 'ods ,pirit that kindness can -e a consistent part

of the -elievers e!perience ( 'al :22).

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*or desire &ercy, not sacrifice,

and acknowledg&ent of odrather than 'urnt offerings.

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93 But go ye and learn what that &eaneth, will have &ercy,

and not sacrifice" for a& not co&e to call the righteous, 'ut

sinners to repentance. (1atthew 5"93# (%#

93 But go and learn what this &eans" C desire &ercy,notsacrifice.@a4*or have not co&e to call the righteous, 'ut

sinners.D (1atthew 5"93# (%#

But if ye had known what this &eaneth, will have &ercy, and

not sacrifice, ye would not have conde&ned the guiltless.

(1atthew 92"# (%#

f you had known what these words &ean, C desire &ercy, not

sacrifice,@a4you would not have conde&ned the innocent.

(1atthew 92"# (%#

32 End 'e ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one

another, even as od for phesians :"32# (%#

32 Be kind and co&passionate to one another,forgiving each

other, just as in phesians :"32# (%#

32 and 'e kind to one another,tenderhearted, forgiving one

another, as od in phesians :"32# ($S%#

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