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Antonyms: bad feeling, acrimony, animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, aversion, bitterness, detestation, disgust, dislike, disrelish, enmity, friction, grievances, grudges, hatred, hostility, loathing, malevolence, malice

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2376. Suffering for Doing Good

1 Peter 3:8-22

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... probably as near as English can get to a word so replete with feeling. The corresponding verb refers in the NT to the actions of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:33) and the Prodigal’s father (Luke 15:20). Usually it describes Jesus himself being moved with compassion (as in Mark 1:41, when he touches and heals the leper). Be … humble (tapeinophrones): This is yet again a word that Peter alone uses in the NT. Self-assertion is not always as profitable as it might promise. “A man that will walk abroad in a ...

2377. Witnesses

Deuteronomy 19:15-21

Understanding Series

Christopher J. H. Wright

... An Eye for An Eye by its American publishers, instead of its original British title, Living as the People of God!). Yet it is abundantly clear to any reader of Deut. alone that such a view is a misunderstanding that totally ignores the ethos of compassion, generosity, concern for the weak, and restraint of the powerful that pervades the book. The sequence, with minor variations, occurs in just three places: Exod. 21:23–25; Lev. 24:17–20; and here. In the first two it is clearly a matter of punishment ...

2378. Curses from Mount Ebal

Deuteronomy 27:9-26

Understanding Series

Christopher J. H. Wright

... properly honored will society be just and compassionate. Modern western society, reaping the fruit of two centuries of systematically excluding the living God from all practical public relevance, is now plagued by the loss of family stability, respect for property, social compassion, sexual integrity, and the sanctity of life. Those who will not love God soon find it irksome (or uneconomical) to love their neighbors. Additional Notes 27:1 All these commands: Again, the NIV has turned a Hb. singular into the ...

2379. The Song of Moses

Deuteronomy 31:30--32:47

Understanding Series

Christopher J. H. Wright

... is precisely the ending that the divine deliberation has gone beyond. Judge (Hb. dîn) would here be better translated, “vindicate,” for it involves the final putting things right for God’s people. And that will be the triumph of God’s gracious compassion toward those God deigns to transform from unfaithful children into servants. Grace is suffused with pity when God sees the utter destitution of the people (v. 36b), but it is not without rebuke, as God reminds them of the futility of their useless ...

2380. David Makes Solomon King

1 Kings 1:28-53

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

... , 25). Each adds to this description personal comment that relates only to her/himself and not to the other. Bathsheba expresses concern (vv. 17, 21) for her son’s rights and safety (as well as her own). She plays on David’s sense of honor and compassion. Nathan simply objects to being kept in the dark and excluded (vv. 26–27). He invites David to share in his sense of anger at being marginalized and ignored by the conspirators. In this way the pair hope to avoid the impression of collusion, while at ...

2381. Jeroboam II King of Israel

2 Kings 14:23-29

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

... cf. 1 Kgs. 8:65). This is not because he is a good king (v. 24). It is, rather, because in this period immediately after Elisha’s death there is still deliverance to be found, in spite of idolatry. The promise to Jehu stands (2 Kgs. 10:30); the compassion of God is still active (13:23). When God sees, therefore, how bitterly everyone is suffering (v. 26; on slave or free see the additional note on 1 Kgs. 14:10), a prophet like Elisha is sent to announce deliverance and salvation (Hb. yšʿ; v. 27; cf. the ...

2382. Azariah King of Judah

2 Kings 15:1-7

Understanding Series

Iain W. Provan

2383. When You're Rejected

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... leper forced his way into Christ’s presence. “Depart! Unclean!” the man said pitiably, for a leper was forbidden to come into contact with other people. The man’s body was covered with decaying flesh and running sores. What does the Master do? Moved by compassion he reaches out and touches the man’s decaying body and the man was made whole. The rabbis had a saying that “when the Messiah comes He will be found sitting among the lepers at the gate of the city.” (2) That saying was fulfilled ...

2384. A Tribute to a Woman's Love

Matthew 22:34-46

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King Duncan

... during the gold rush era when men were frantically searching for gold in the Alaskan wilderness. The flu took the life of the woman’s children and her husband. Fourteen other children in the village lost their parents to the flu. Out of compassion, this woman adopted all 14 of these children. She also extended her hands of kindness to gold prospectors, offering them accommodation and feeding. The miners who had a difficult time pronouncing her Eskimo name, opted to call her simply, Mary, as suggested by ...

2385. Excuses! Excuses!

Matthew 25:14-30

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King Duncan

... Now I realize that Stephen Hawking is an exceptional man. Just as Fanny Crosby, the blind author of so many great hymns was an exceptional woman. And I know we should not expect everyone to have the determination that they had. We should have nothing but compassion for people who are not equipped to deal with their circumstances. We should never pass judgment on another human being. We do not know what makes some people more resilient than others or more determined. All we can say for certain is that we are ...

2386. Everyone Is Looking for You

Mark 1:35-39

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King Duncan

... we’d both have been burned up!” “I just couldn’t leave you,” Jack said. (7) That’s why there is meaning to life. There is one who will never leave us no matter what the situation. And he calls us to share the same kind of love and compassion to everyone we meet. Don’t go through life believing that the secret to life is locked up somewhere with no key available for the likes of you and me. There is a key. His name is Jesus. 1. Adapted from Alan Smith, www.cruciformcoc.com. 2. Adapted. Cited by ...

2387. Noah and the Robots

Genesis 9:8-17

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King Duncan

... a bit of heavenly wisdom? Even when we feel lost, unseen, and insufficient to know God’s grace, God sees us and offers us healing. He cares when we are in pain or hurt by others. Though we often face injustice in this world, God’s healing and compassion will prevail for eternity.” (5) “The story masters of the early church put it this way: Once upon a time, they said, there was a young and carefree girl who lived with her parents at the edge of a great forest. One day she wandered into the woods ...

2388. A Law Written On Our Hearts

Jeremiah 31:31-34

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King Duncan

... forever falling off curbs and bumping into buildings. (3) Well, congratulations to them for avoiding adultery, but closing your eyes whenever a woman is present is not the same as showing women respect or, in the case of a woman who is in need, showing her compassion. You can be law abiding and still be worthless as far as the Kingdom of God is concerned. For example, you can obey the law and ignore acts of injustice going on all about you. Dr. David Zersen once noted that during Dietrich Bonhoeffer's time ...

2389. About Donkeys and True Greatness

Mark 11:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... of a donkey signaling that he was the Messiah and he set into motion events that he knew were irreversible. Some of the crowd who had sung his praises would be the same persons who would participate in his execution. This humble man who sought to bring only love and compassion into the world would die the cruelest of deaths on the cross of Golgotha, a death he refused to avoid. And, of course, the most amazing thing is that he did it all for you and me. I have a hard time believing that we are. Only a God ...

2390. Faces of Failure: Nicodemus

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Don Tuttle

... such a high view of Jesus. Instead, he described him as a human being in which we find “the most complete, the most sublime, the most thoroughly moral personality the world has ever known” and that “we see God…in the mercy, the love, the compassion, the honesty, the will of Jesus Christ.”[ii] Do you hear the difference? For Campbell, Jesus was a divine being, come from God. He was “the Word made flesh,” God incarnate. But for my colleague, Jesus was a great human being with divine attributes ...

2391. Faces of Failure: Peter

Matthew 26 (selections)

Sermon

Don Tuttle

... inquisitor but before people who matter not a whit. That, I suspect, comes close to our own experience. In our baptism, we pledge to remain faithful to Jesus. We promise to love God and neighbor; to live lives that reflect his love, peace, generosity, and compassion; to testify to what he has done so that others might know his grace. We pledge to be “with Jesus,” a term Matthew uses to describe the intimate relationship between the disciples and their Lord. But, like Peter, we find the promise hard to ...

2392. Rebirth

John 3:14-21

Sermon

John Jamison

... the story of Jesus to Gentile readers. Instead of focusing on the law, Luke wrote to present a theological argument to his readers. It tells much the same story as the other gospels, but in a more structured and logical manner, with an emphasis on Jesus’ compassion rather than a focus on the law like Matthew. Luke uses lots of colorful stories to paint a powerful picture of what Jesus did and who he was. John was probably written sometime around 90 CE, in Ephesus in modern Turkey. The new Christian group ...

2393. Jesus' No-Nonsense Guide to Success

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

April Yamasaki

... also need the healing touch of Jesus. I can't preach alone. I can't visit someone who's just been diagnosed with cancer on my own. Or at least if I do it in my own strength, I know it won't last long. I can't bring the compassion of Jesus or the challenge of Jesus' teaching to anyone else unless I've first been touched by him myself. That's true for all of us. Without the touch of Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit, we'll just get frustrated, tired, and burned out. Sometimes we ...

2394. No Reason to Worry

Matthew 6:25-33

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April Yamasaki

... an ode to laziness. There is also a sense of striving on -- not after food, clothing, and whatever else we might think we need, but striving for God's kingdom. We see that in the life of Jesus as he prayed earnestly -- sometimes all night long. He had compassion on the crowds and healed people. He went about preaching and teaching without a place of his own to put down his head. He and his disciples were sometimes so busy that they hardly had time to eat. The apostle Paul described his own efforts for God's ...

2395. Why Bother?

Mark 12:38-44

Sermon

April Yamasaki

... who took great pride in all of the prestigious trappings of their position -- the long robes, the public salutations, the places of honor at feasts. But Jesus wasn't impressed. He criticized them for their pride, for their insincerity, for their lack of compassion. He even commented on their harsh treatment of poor widows in his critique, which sets the stage for the story of the poor widow that follows. Immediately after our story, Jesus is leaving the temple grounds when one of his disciples called his ...

2396. What's in Your Wheelhouse...That You Can Offer Jesus?

John 6:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... we have to do is to give Jesus what is in our wheelhouse. 1. Source: “A grand opening,” Connections, 18th Sunday of the Year, August 1, 1999. Cited at http://www.spirit‑net.ca/sermons/a‑or18‑fuller.php. 2. William Barclay, And He Had Compassion (Valley Forge, PA: Judson Press, 1976, pp. 148-149). 3. The Rev. Dr. Thomas Lane Butts, http://www.ministrymatters.com/all/entry/3095/do-not-forbid. 4. William H. Hinson, Faith, Lies, and the Opinion Polls (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1993). 5. (Grand Rapids ...

2397. Filling the Emptiness Within

John 6:24-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... to share it with anybody else is that, if stories of his healing powers got around, he knew people would try to lure him from his real mission. He did not come to build an earthly kingdom--at least not at that time. Healing people, as much as he had compassion on the people who came to him, was not his real mission. His real purpose was to spread the good news of the Kingdom of God. His real purpose was to train his disciples to carry on the work of the Kingdom. His real purpose was to show people in ...

2398. Could the Pharisees Have Been Irish?

Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... like Jesus. Truly they have God on their lips, but not in their hearts. I know it sounds judgmental, but that does not keep it from being true: many people who call themselves Christians do not follow Jesus at all. Do we seek after his love, his compassion, his commitment to a better life for all people? Or are we satisfied with looking like a Christian, keeping the traditions of our faith? Tradition can be a wonderful thing. It only becomes destructive when we use it as a means of looking like a follower ...

2399. Do You Believe in Miracles?

Mark 7:31-37

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King Duncan

... People traveled for miles on foot to seek his help for loved ones or for themselves. And most of them were not disappointed. I say “most” because physically Jesus, while he was encased in human flesh, could not be everywhere at the same time. He had compassion on those who sought him out but there were only so many hours in the day. Besides, it is obvious that healing the hurting was not his primary mission. His primary mission was to preach the good news of deliverance and healing for all people. But ...

2400. What Really Counts

Mark 9:38-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... redeeming work that is already going on in their lives. Our role is to help them interpret what it is that God is already doing and do it with kindness. Of course the best way to witness to the Lord of kindness is through our own random acts of compassion and love. This is the way to effectively communicate the wonder of the Gospel. It does not depend on labels or formal affiliations for validation. It is offering a cup of cold water in Jesus’ name to any who are in need. And it is recognizing that when ...

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