Bible Study on Kindness

What are the things which make us successful servants of Christ?


But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in watchings, in fastings; By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, By honor and dishonor, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true; As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed; As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things. O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged. Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels. Now for a recompense in the same, (I speak as unto my children,) be ye also enlarged. Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
(2 Corinthians 6:4-7:1)

How Does Kindness Relate To Christian Salvation?

Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
(Eph 2:5-8)

What is our Greatest Example of Christian Kindness?

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
(Col 3:12-13)

How do Godliness, Kindness and Love relate to the Christian?

(2Pe 1:7)  And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

Practicing Kindness

What is kindness?

Definitions of kindness on the Web:

• the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
• forgivingness: tendency to be kind and forgiving
• a kind act
  wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
• Kindness is the act or the state of charitable behaviour to other people. It is considered to be one of the Knightly Virtues, and is a recognized value in many cultures and religions (see ethics in religion). ...
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindness

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A Special ArticleYou Will Love:

Lucy Mouse Discovers a Fruit of the Spirit, Kindness: A Children's Story

by Nancy Quinn
4/13/2008 / Short Stories

The blue water looked inviting as Lucy Mouse sat down at the edge of the pond under the willow tree and slipped into the water. She shivered and then the water felt better after a few seconds. It was summer and the pond in the park was full of her friends and classmates. As she hopped through the water to reach the other side, she noticed a small mouse trying to reach her little boat that bobbed away from her. Lucy Mouse grabbed the boat and handed it to her as she reached the other side of the pond where Moose Mouse and Missy Mouse were standing with a colorful beach ball.

As the friends formed a triangle in the water and tossed the ball to each other, Lucy Mouse noticed a small, grey mouse standing by himself near the corner of the pool with his arms crossed. Lucy tossed the ball near him and said "Hey, could you toss me that ball? Would you like to play with us?" He reached for the ball and suddenly smiled and joined their group.

They soon tired of playing catch and decided to swim to the other side of the pool. Lucy heard a yell and looked over as Albert Mouse, the class bully, was splashing at a little white mouse with pink ears, and yelling for her to hand him his Frisbee. Lucy Mouse hopped near her and grabbed the Frisbee and tossed it to Albert. The little mouse had tears trickling down her whiskers, and Lucy helped lift her out of the pond where her mom wrapped her in a towel and gave her a piece of cheese.

Lucy Mouse swam over to her friends and they decided to have a swimming race. Exhausted, the friends decided to sit near the pond and drink their juice. Their new friend Joseph brought his beach towel over and sat down with them. Lucy Mouse brought an extra juice so gave it to Joseph. Missy Mouse shared her bag of cookies and Moose Mouse brought out cheese crackers and carefully counted them out so they all could have an equal amount. Finding out Joseph just moved to town, Lucy said she would look for him at school and introduce him to all their friends and would help him find his way to the classrooms if he'd like. Joseph smiled and thanked Lucy, and the friends stretched out on their beach towels and closed their eyes to rest.

The sun began to get hotter and Lucy Mouse noticed Moose's nose getting very red. She found the bottle of suntan lotion in the bag near her mom and tossed it to Moose first. They each put more lotion on to protect their fur from the hot sun, and then jumped into the pond to cool off. The pond began to empty out by late afternoon and when Lucy's mom saw her yawning, she called to her.

Lucy's mom handed each of the friends their beach towels and offered to take them for an ice cream cone as they walked home. Lucy Mouse couldn't wait to get her favorite a chocolate twist cone with chocolate sprinkles. They walked home slowly, each enjoying the tasty ice cream and thanked Lucy's mom again. After they dropped off Joseph, Moose and Missy at their homes, Lucy and her mom slowly walked down the steps of the basement of the little white church were they lived. Lucy yawned as she reached the door. It was a fun day and she was glad God gave her such nice friends and a special new friend that day too.

Can you find the ways that Lucy Mouse showed the Fruit of the Spirit called Kindness in the story? There are lots of ways you can be kind to others. When you become a Christian, God will help you develop ALL the fruits of the Spirit. He gives you the Holy Spirit to help you do your best each day. If you don't know Jesus as your best friend yet, you can just pray the prayer below that Lucy and her friends prayed, and Jesus will come into your heart and be your best friend too! Jesus loves you very much. Can you hear him knocking on the door to your heart? Won't you invite Him in?

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Dear God, I know I am a sinner. Please forgive me. I believe that Jesus died for me on the cross and that He arose from the grave so that I can live with Him in Heaven someday. I am now trusting Jesus as my Savior. Thank you for loving me and saving me. Amen.
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Galations 5:22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such there is no law.

May God bless these words as I strive to edify and encourage others in their walk with Christ. Married 20 years, I have a teenage son, and two wonderful golden retriever/collie dogs. I am also a contributing staff writer to www.HeartFriendz.com - an awesome website just for women! Nancy Quinn

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Kindness Poems

Poems on Kindness

by: Sri Chinmoy

Simplicity, kindness
And forgiveness-
These three are
The most powerful branches
Of the life-tree of Christianity.

Excerpt from My Religion by
Sri Chinmoy.

Kindness is not blindness.
Kindness is oneness-awareness.
Blindness is failure:
Failure within, failure without.

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Kindness Quotes

Taken From: Kindness Quotes From Wisdom Quotes: Quotations to inspire and challenge - by Jone Johnson Lewis

• Abraham Joshua Heschel: When I was young, I used to admire intelligent people; as I grow older, I admire kind people.
• Albert Schweitzer: Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.
• Amelia Earhart : No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. Good example is followed. A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves.
• Barbara De Angelis: Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.
• Benjamin Jowett: We cannot seek or attain health, wealth, learning, justice or kindness in general. Action is always specific, concrete, individualized, unique.
• Blaise Pascal: Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.
• Charles Kuralt: The everyday kindness of the back roads more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines.