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Titus 3:1-7
Today we’ll look at kindness and gentleness. They go together like peanut butter and jelly. Paul often includes them both in descriptions of moral beauty. Such as Col. 3:12-17 Clothe your selves with compassion, kindness, gentleness, etc. One would be the left sleeve of a shirt, the other the right sleeve They have to do with our heart’s inner disposition toward others, shaping a communication style. Together they help form a frame through which we view relationships. They prove what your heart really wants.
First, he proscribes a better way to live.
Malign no one.
Be uncontentious.
Be gentle.
We proved to be gentle among you, as a nursing mother tenderly cares for her own children. Having thus a fond affection for you, we were pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us. (1 Thess. 2:7-8)
Show every consideration for all men. (Kindness)
Second, Paul under girds his proscription with a principle. The first six words of Titus 3:3, “for we also once ourselves were” form a simple principle for Paul’s better way to communicate: I understand, because I stand under!
Third, Paul describes God’s provision for a better way to live communication.
Fourth, we embrace the product of God’s provision.
