Gentleness

From The Fruit of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, by Richard J. Smit, chapter 6. ____________ «Gentleness is a virtue of God himself. In Luke 6:35, we learn that our heavenly Father is “kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.” In that verse Christ teaches us to be kind unto our neighbors upon the earth. The basis for that command of Christ is that the Father is kind unto the evil and unthankful. Certainly that is very true concerning the salvation of God’s people. He is very gentle unto the...