Definition Of Kindness According To The Bible

According to the zondervan niv bible commentary the greek word translated kindness here is the divine kindness out of which god acts toward humankind.

Definition of kindness according to the bible. The ot has many occurrences of god s abundant kindness to his covenant people cf. And she constrained him to eat bread. Kindness ever accompanies love. The 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.

Follow the bible s examples of kindness great examples of kindness can inspire us to greater kindness. God is great in kindness that is public and protective ps. There is no man whose kindness we may not sometime want or by whose malice we may not sometime suffer. Charity hospitality attentions to the wants of others c are deemed acts of kindness or kindnesses.

An attribute of god and quality desirable but not consistently found in humans. The quality of kindness will go hand in hand with the quality of love. Once the holy spirit starts to transmit his love up into you the quality of kindness will follow right along with it. The shunammite woman and her husband toward elisha 2 kings 4 8 10 2 kings 4 8 10 8 and it fell on a day that elisha passed to shunem where was a great woman.

The model of kindness in a person can make a difference in a family and its ancestors in a neighborhood in an office or business in a town and in the world. And solomon said thou hast shewed unto thy servant david my father great mercy according as he walked before thee in truth and in righteousness and in uprightness of heart with thee. Entry for kindness holman bible dictionary one of 28 bible dictionaries freely available this readable and easy to use dictionary takes advantage of the finest modern bible scholarship. King david toward mephibosheth 2 samuel 9.

Its blessings last throughout eternity according to jesus in his teaching regarding god s final judgment see matthew chapter 25 verses 31 46 in the new testament. The same greek word for kindness in the lxx. It is what the old testament means when it declares that god is good as it so frequently does. Act of good will beneficence any act of benevolence which promotes the happiness or welfare of others.

In psalm 25 7 the psalmist pleads to be remembered according to god s love that he grounds in the fact that god is good for you are kind.