Somewhere along the way, the church has chosen to celebrate traits that we don’t see celebrated the same way in scripture. We celebrate people that are adventurous, full of bravado, confrontational, self-assured, and dogmatic. In contrast, we tend to downplay the things the bible deems to be important. In our current cultural climate, this is especially true when we talk about the simple act of being kind. More than being nice, being kind involves both a disposition and the accompanying action. As with each of these fruits of the Spirit, we do not find our ability to be kind from ourselves, but in the power of the Spirit and the kindness of God himself.
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