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Kindness – Overcoming Self-Pity

2024/6/17
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这段讲道探讨了仁慈的定义、对立面、伪装以及如何在生活中培养仁慈。凯勒博士指出，仁慈是出于爱的实际行动，特别是对那些物质、身体和经济上有困难的人。他认为，真正的基督徒应该关心穷人，这体现了基督教的社会关怀和社会责任。凯勒博士还强调，仁慈不仅仅是言语上的表达，更重要的是实际行动。他以圣经中的例子和故事说明，仁慈是基督徒信仰的体现，也是判断信仰是否真实的标准之一。他指出，仁慈不是简单的施舍，而是要付出代价，减少自己的选择，才能真正帮助他人。他还提到，仁慈的伪装是感伤或操纵，真正的仁慈需要从内心深处流露出来。最后，凯勒博士鼓励听众要像基督一样慷慨施舍，即使对方不值得同情，因为这体现了上帝的恩典。

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Kindness is defined as loving deeds, specifically doing something for someone out of love, and is particularly emphasized in the context of caring for those with material, physical, and economic problems.

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The Bible says one of the marks of a real Christian is that your love finds expression in deeds of kindness—especially toward those with material, physical, and economic problems.

Kindness is loving deeds, doing something for someone out of love. And in a number of places, the Bible says a real Christian will care for the poor. It’s the Christian’s social concern, social responsibility.

Let’s look at 1) the definition of kindness 2) the opposite of kindness 3) the counterfeit of kindness, and 4) how we cultivate kindness in our lives.

This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on March 11, 1990. Series: Fruit of the Spirit. Scripture: 1 John 3:16-20.

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