Gospel of Kindness
 

While some are red-faced insistent on their fabricated laws, why don't we revisit the laws that have dozens of witnesses in scripture, and are explicit. I need to remind myself of this as well, as we debate issues, that we are seasoning our conversatin with salt, making it more palatable.

Ephesians 2:7 Be Kind one to another

Colassians 3:12 Put on kindness

Mat 22:39/Mark 12:31 Love your neighbor as yourself

Luke 6:35 Love your enemies

John 13 Love one another as I have loved you

John 14 Men will know you are disciples by your love

John 15 Commandment to love

Romans 13 He that loves fulfills the Law

2 Peter 1:7 godliness to brotherly kindness

Galatians 5 Fruit of the Spirit is love

Ephesians 4:15 Speak truth in love


Prov 31:26 Law of Kindness in her mouth

2 Cor 6
Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. We put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way:by great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, beatings, imprisonments,riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger; by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love;

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no doubt.

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Looks like we started this thread off the right way... with unkindness :nah

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And that's a true statement. I need much in the way of reminders with this. You can blow it up to a size 80 font. It's the truth.

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Kindness should be one of the very premier marks of a disciple. Paul also speaks of the meekness and gentleness of Christ.

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EB, do you believe that you exhibit love and kindness on this forum?

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MTD, so true. We tend to major in the minors. The majors are love, love, love.

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Jesus said that the distinguishing mark of His real people was their love one for another. He taught that His people would be identifiable by their fruits (not suits).

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I have been thinking about this portion of scripture all day:


1 Corinthians 13

1Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

2And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

3And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

4Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

5Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

6Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

7Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

8Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

9For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.

10But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

11When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

12For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

13And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

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Define love. What do you mean when you use this word?