1 Peter: The Crowns for the Saints
and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away.
Colossians Let the Peace of God Umpire
As The Elect, Colossians 3:12-13
Affections of Pity
Kindness
Humility
Objectivity of Mind
Longsuffering
Bearing One Another (Putting Up With)
Being Gracious, Colossians 3:13
Not Forgiving, but Having an Attitude Whereby You Give a Benefit Without Consideration of Merit
It is directed at yourself
Being kind to one another and gracious to yourselves, Ephesians 4:32
Also Directed at Others, Colossians 3:13
The Bond of Unity, Colossians 3:14
The Unity of the Spirit, Ephesians 4:3
Unity in Christ, Colossians 2:18-19
Maturity, Hebrews 6:1
The Peace of God Umpiring In Your Hearts, Colossians 3:15
Peace of God is not having a Ruffled Mind
Christ Left His Peace, John 14:27
It is not a peace from the world (The world does not know the way of peace), Romans 3:17
The Truth Christ Revealed to the Disciples of the New Relationship is So that We Have Peace, John 16:33
Peace Comes from Framing Our Minds on the Things of the Spirit, Romans 8:6
The Kingdom of God is not about food and drink, but righteousness, peace, and joy, Romans 14:17
Our God is not of Confusion, but Peace, 1 Corinthians 14:33
This Peace is an Aspect of the Fruit of the Spirit, Galatians 5:22
It is a Peace that Surpasses the Mind, Philippians 4:7
In Contrast to Those Who Umpire Against Us, Colossians 2:18
Human Umpiring is Against Us – Focusing on the “No”
God’s Peace Umpires by giving us an unruffled mind that focuses on the […]
The Definition of Love – Kindness
Love is longsuffering, love is kind … 1 Corinthians 13:4
Another aspect of God’s quality of love is kindness. One who is kind is described as having a good or benevolent nature or disposition, which will put others at ease. This is not an aspect of the human nature.
All turned away. They altogether became useless. There are no doers of kindness, there is not even one. – Romans 3:12
Unlike anywhere else in Scripture, here in first Corinthians Love is defined as a verb, where all other times it is a noun or adjective. Kindness is expressed in how we make others feel at ease around us not so much in an emotional sense, but an ease of mind, due to expressing a benevolent nature. This is the kind of person you feel comfortable around, not because they agree with you, on the contrary they are typically the ones that will call you out for doing wrong, but they do not judge, they do not speak harshly, mock, make fun of, or embarrass others. They are just good people to be around who understand the importance of having a benevolent disposition towards others.
If we want our lives to have a big impact on others, we need to pay attention to what God does, for it is the kindness of God that leads us to a change of mind, not hell, fire and damnation.
Or do you think little of the riches of His kindness, and tolerance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the kindness from God leads you into a change of mind – Romans 2:4
Without God showing us kindness, we would not be saved; therefore, this should be our same attitude and actions towards […]