WHAT IS GENTLENESS? – ?????

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WHAT IS GENTLENESS? – ?????

A mildness of disposition or manner, thus the opposite of roughness or harshness. Gentleness is closely related to humility and meekness.Gentleness is a requisite for a servant of God, particularly one in a responsible position of oversight.

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The apostle Paul stated that “a slave of the Lord does not need to fight, but needs to be gentle [Gr., e?pi·on] toward all.” The gentle person is not loud, noisy, or immoderate. Moses, the man of the true God, though not in every instance manifesting the proper disposition, “was by far the meekest of all the men who were upon the surface of the ground.” His speech on one occasion was said to be like “gentle rains upon grass.”

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At 1 Thessalonians 2:7 Paul described himself and his companions as becoming “gentle in the midst of you [the Thessalonians], as when a nursing mother cherishes her own children.” This was because they had real love for those as well as concern for their spiritual growth.

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Not Weakness. Gentleness does not denote weakness. It requires strength of disposition to be gentle with others and to pacify them or to spare their feelings, especially when one is under provocation.

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At 2 Samuel 18:5 David, a man of war, because of fatherly love, commanded Joab to deal gently with his rebellious son Absalom. The Hebrew word here (?at) has reference to a going softly or a gentle motion.

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The apostle Paul, although gentle, was not a weakling, as testified to by his ability to speak very strongly when the need arose, for example, when he wrote his first and second letters to the Christian congregation in Corinth.

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A Unifying Force.

It is pleasant and conducive to peace when one speaks and acts with gentleness. Such a person is approachable, not forbidding, and his manner tends toward the spiritual upbuilding of others. Harshness, roughness, boisterousness, and vulgarity are divisive and drive others away .  But gentlenessattracts and unifies.

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Jehovah is spoken of as collecting together his lambs and as carrying them in his bosom (referring to the voluminous folds of the upper part of the garment, in which lambs were sometimes carried by shepherds). -

Lesson for today. (2 Tim 2:24)

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