Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit by Christopher J. H. Wright

Author:Christopher J. H. Wright [Wright, Christopher J. H.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780830891337
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2016-12-12T16:00:00+00:00

He has told you, O mortal, what is good;

and what does the LORD require of you

but to do justice, and to love kindness [hesed],

and to walk humbly with your God? (Mic 6:8; NRSV)

“This is what the LORD Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy [hesed] and compassion to one another.’” (Zech 7:9)

The Wisdom literature goes beyond seeing this simply as a command. It points out that when we do actions that are kind, we not only imitate God, we are actually doing such things to God. The word hesed does not occur in all of the following texts (sometimes it is the word for compassion which is very close), but the sense of generous kindness to others, especially the needy, is clear.

Those who are kind benefit themselves,

but the cruel bring ruin on themselves. (Prov 11:17)

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