The Attributes of God - Kindness
Ever feel like God’s not on your team? Ever wonder in his massive glory where you fit. If you belong? If you count?
God has a passion for sharing his kindness with you.
We miss the point of a study in the attributes of god if we don’t respond in kindness.
It was the touch of kindness of God upon my life that changed me.
EPHESIANS 2 jAnd you were kdead in the trespasses and sins 2 lin which you once walked, following the course of this world, following mthe prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in nthe sons of disobedience— 3 among whom we all once lived in othe passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body1 and the mind, and pwere by nature qchildren of wrath, like the rest of mankind. 4 But2 God, being rrich in mercy, sbecause of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even twhen we were dead in our trespasses, umade us alive together with Christ—vby grace you have been saved— 6 and raised us up with him and wseated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable xriches of his grace in ykindness toward us in Christ Jesus. [i]
TITUS 3 Remind them xto be submissive to rulers and authorities, yto be obedient, to be ready for every good work, 2 zto speak evil of no one, ato avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and bto show perfect courtesy toward all people. 3 For cwe ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. 4 But when dthe goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, enot because of works done by us in righteousness, but faccording to his own mercy, by gthe washing of regeneration and hrenewal of the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he ipoured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that jbeing justified by his grace we might become kheirs laccording to the hope of eternal life. 8 The saying is mtrustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful nto devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people. 9 But oavoid foolish pcontroversies, qgenealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for rthey are unprofitable and worthless. 10 As for a person who stirs up division, safter warning him once and then twice, thave nothing more to do with him, 11 knowing that such a person is warped and sinful; he is self-condemned.[ii]
2 TIMOTHY 2 22 So mflee nyouthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with othose who call on the Lord pfrom a pure heart. 23 Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant qcontroversies; you know that they breed quarrels. 24 And rthe Lord’s servant4 must not be quarrelsome but skind to everyone, table to teach, patiently enduring evil, 25 correcting his opponents uwith gentleness. God vmay perhaps grant them repentance wleading to a knowledge of the truth, 26 and they may escape from xthe snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.[iii]
COLOSSIANS 3 12 dPut on then, as eGod’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, fcompassion, gkindness, hhumility, meekness, and patience, 13 hbearing with one another and, iif one has a complaint against another, gforgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.[iv]
PROVERBS 2121Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor.
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j Col. 2:13; [Col. 1:21]
k ver. 5; [ch. 4:18]; See Luke 15:24
l ch. 4:17, 22; 5:8; Col. 3:7; See Rom. 11:30; 1 Cor. 6:11
m [ch. 6:12; Rev. 9:11]; See John 12:31
n ch. 5:6; [1 Pet. 1:14]
o Gal. 5:16
1 Greek flesh
p See Ps. 51:5; Rom. 5:12
q [2 Pet. 2:14]
2 Or And
r ver. 7; Tit. 3:5; See Rom. 2:4
s See John 3:16
t ver. 1; [Rom. 5:6, 8, 10]
u Col. 2:12, 13; [John 14:19; Rev. 20:4]
v ver. 8; See Acts 15:11
w See ch. 1:20
x ver. 4
y Tit. 3:4
[i]The Holy Bible : English standard version. 2001 (Eph 2-7). Wheaton: Standard Bible Society.
x Rom. 13:1; 1 Pet. 2:13
y See 2 Tim. 2:21
z Eph. 4:31
a 1 Tim. 3:3
b See 2 Tim. 2:25
c See 1 Cor. 6:11
d See Rom. 2:4
e See Rom. 3:27
f Eph. 2:4; 1 Pet. 1:3
g See John 3:5; 1 Cor. 6:11; 1 Pet. 3:21
h See Rom. 12:2
i Joel 2:28; Acts 2:33; 10:45; Rom. 5:5
j ch. 2:11
k Rom. 8:17
l See ch. 1:2
m See 1 Tim. 1:15
n ver. 14; ch. 2:14
o 2 Tim. 2:16
p See 1 Tim. 6:4
q 1 Tim. 1:4
r 2 Tim. 2:14
s See Matt. 18:15
t See 2 John 10
[ii]The Holy Bible : English standard version. 2001 (Tit 3-11). Wheaton: Standard Bible Society.
m 1 Tim. 6:11
n [1 Tim. 4:12]
o Acts 7:59; 9:14
p 1 Tim. 1:5
q See 1 Tim. 6:4
r [1 Tim. 3:3]
4 Greek bondservant
s 1 Thess. 2:7
t 1 Tim. 3:2
u Gal. 6:1; Tit. 3:2; [1 Tim. 6:11; 1 Pet. 3:15]
v Dan. 4:27; Acts 8:22; See Acts 5:31
w See 1 Tim. 2:4
x 1 Tim. 3:7
[iii]The Holy Bible : English standard version. 2001 (2 Ti 2:22-26). Wheaton: Standard Bible Society.
d ver. 10
e Rom. 8:33;
f Phil. 2:1
g Eph. 4:32
h See Eph. 4:2
h [See ver. 12 above]
i Mark 11:25
g [See ver. 12 above]
[iv]The Holy Bible : English standard version. 2001 (Col 3:12-13). Wheaton: Standard Bible Society.