The fruit of the Spirit

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The fruit of the Spirit!
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Galatians 516...
I say then Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not
fulfill the lust of the flesh.
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Galatians 522,23
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, 23gentleness, self-control. Against
such there is no law.
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The magic of kindness.
If we would like to imitate our God, we will
cultivate kindness.
Proverbs 1922
That which makes a man desirable is his
kindness
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A non-inspired writer, the celebrated William
Shakespeare, mused Kindness in women, not their
beauteous looks, shall win my love. While
kindness may be disdained by the brutal, and go
unappreciated by the insensitive, it is applauded
in any cultured society. The value of the milk
of human kindness cannot be overstated.
But what is kindness?
Kindness (Noun. Greek. chrestotes) this word
means used of "goodness of heart,
kindness," Also from Kind (.Adjective. chrestos)
"serviceable, good, pleasant" (of things), "good,
gracious, kind" (of persons),
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• The secular dictionary says that it is The
  quality or state of being kind. An instance of
  kind behavior Of a friendly, generous, or
  warm-hearted nature. Showing sympathy or
  understanding charitable

Are we commanded to have Kindness?

• Genesis. 126-27 26Then God said, Let Us make
  man in Our image, according to Our likeness let
  them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over
  the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over
  all the earth and over every creeping thing that
  creeps on the earth. 27So God created man in His
  own image in the image of God He created him
  male and female He created them.

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We love, because he first loved us (1 John.
419).
But love your enemies, and do them good, and
lend, never despairing and your reward shall be
great, and you shall be sons of the Most High
for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil
(Luke. 635).
To have kindness is to have one of Gods
attributes.
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Psalm 3121 Blessed be the Lord, For He has
shown me His marvelous kindness in a strong city!
Psalm 1172 For His merciful kindness is great
toward us, And the truth of the Lord endures
forever. Praise the Lord!
Isaiah 548 With a little wrath I hid My face
from you for a moment But with everlasting
kindness I will have mercy on you, Says the
Lord, your Redeemer.
Isaiah 5410 For the mountains shall depart
And the hills be removed, But My kindness shall
not depart from you
Joel 213 So rend your heart, and not your
garments Return to the Lord your God, For He is
gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and of
great kindness And He relents from doing harm.
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Do you want to have Heavenly Kindness?
The God of the Bible is supremely KIND!
Praise ye Jehovah. Oh give thanks unto Jehovah
for he is good For his loving kindness endures
forever Psalm. 1061
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Titus 34 4 But when the kindness and the love
of God our Savior toward man appeared,
Ephesians 27 7that in the ages to come He might
show the exceeding riches of His grace in His
kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
The Christian must look for opportunities to
show kindness
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Are we showing kindness
At Home?
To our Husbands and Wives?
As Parents?
As Children?
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How about the Church?
Ephesians 431,32 31Let all bitterness, wrath,
anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from
you, with all malice. 32And be kind to one
another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another,
just as God in Christ forgave you.
practice becoming kind to one another.
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brawler, no striker, not contentious, gentle,
patient, given to hospitality, just, a lover of
good men?
This is Kindness.
1 Corinthians 134 Paul said Love is patient,
love is kind. It does not envy, it does not
boast, it is not proud.
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1 Thessalonians 515 Make sure that nobody pays
back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind
to each other and to everyone else.
Are you unkind when you confront error?
Matthew. 23 and he was the epitome of kindness.
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Do we have kindness among us?
2 Timothy 22424 And a servant of the Lord must
not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach,
patient,
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1 Thessalonians 48 Therefore, he who rejects
this instruction does not reject man but God, who
gives you his Holy Spirit.
Are you Kind? May the Lord Bless us all.