In his letter to the church, Paul urges them to "Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near." (Philippians 4:5)
The word gentleness gives us some idea of what he was getting at, but other translations of the Bible translate the original word as patience, softness, the patient mind, modesty, forbearance, or magnanimity. The nearest translation would be something like “let the world know that you will meet a person half-way.’
I think this is something that is severely lacking in our world today, yet Jesus went out of his way to encounter people in such a way. When Jesus showed gentleness to others it was always with the heart of compassion and bringing them into a living relationship with God.
What do you think?
Living in Grace
D3LM3
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