Charity is kind
Webster's 1828 says: "kind- Disposed to do good to others and to make them happy by granting their requests, supplying their wants or assisting them in distress. Having tenderness or goodness of nature, benevolent."
Synonyms would be: good-hearted, kindly, charitable, compassionate
Antonyms are: cruel, unkind, merciless, unrelenting, hard
Strong's Concordance: 5541 to show oneself useful, act benevolently
Do we endeavor to be gentle in our speech, amiable in our requests to others and gracious if the requests are not done our way or at all? Do we make our siblings 'afraid' to ask us anything or cross our wishes?
Feminism seeks to exalt, indulge, and focus on self. Let us fight it with kindness to all, not simply because it is anti-feministic, but also because our heavenly Brother is always kind to us. To be like Him, we must be as He is, and most of the time the opportunities arise in our daily lives :)
Related verses:
"And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you." Ephesians 4:32
"She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness." Proverbs 31:
"For His merciful kindness is great toward us:...praise ye the Lord." Psalm 117:2
"Let, I pray Thee, Thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to Thy word unto Thy servant." Psalm 119:76
Kindness speaks truth in love, and seeks to bring joy to others!
~Truth
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Monday, January 14, 2008
Study In Love- 1Cor.13:4-8
Charity Suffereth Long vs. 4a
Charity, in this chapter, is in the Greek, Agape love. Agape love is a direction by the will, a conscious decision, and to find joy in something or someone. Agape is the kind of love God has toward us and we to Him. Turning our thoughts to Him, speaking to Him, delighting in His Word, are all ways we can show 'agape' love to Him.
Suffereth long, or longsuffering: in the Greek it means to exercise patience and understanding toward people. One of the fruits of the Spirit is longsuffering, or patience. To say "yes, I will wait", when we see or hear the exhotation to be patient, seems easy at times, yet, longsuffering is much more than just waiting! It involves a form of suffering, and endurance, which takes you to the end of yourself, to a point where you just can't bear it anymore. Then when you say, "well, I think I could bear a little more", and are taken to the next unbearable point, and repeat your resolve, you are allowing God to develop longsuffering in you. He does not act in cruelty, but in kindness, though it is usually hard to bear :) He only seeks to make us into the image of His Son!
Climbing up mountains is hard work, though we get a glimpse of utter grandeur when we reach the top. Yet, we cannot reach the very highest peaks until we descend into a few valleys :) How wonderfully kind our God is, to allow us those glimpses of beauty before we go down into the valleys!
"But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire wanting nothing" James 1:4
~Maiden of Truth
Charity, in this chapter, is in the Greek, Agape love. Agape love is a direction by the will, a conscious decision, and to find joy in something or someone. Agape is the kind of love God has toward us and we to Him. Turning our thoughts to Him, speaking to Him, delighting in His Word, are all ways we can show 'agape' love to Him.
Suffereth long, or longsuffering: in the Greek it means to exercise patience and understanding toward people. One of the fruits of the Spirit is longsuffering, or patience. To say "yes, I will wait", when we see or hear the exhotation to be patient, seems easy at times, yet, longsuffering is much more than just waiting! It involves a form of suffering, and endurance, which takes you to the end of yourself, to a point where you just can't bear it anymore. Then when you say, "well, I think I could bear a little more", and are taken to the next unbearable point, and repeat your resolve, you are allowing God to develop longsuffering in you. He does not act in cruelty, but in kindness, though it is usually hard to bear :) He only seeks to make us into the image of His Son!
Climbing up mountains is hard work, though we get a glimpse of utter grandeur when we reach the top. Yet, we cannot reach the very highest peaks until we descend into a few valleys :) How wonderfully kind our God is, to allow us those glimpses of beauty before we go down into the valleys!
"But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire wanting nothing" James 1:4
~Maiden of Truth
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