\u201cRemind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good, \u201cto slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be <\/b><\/i>gentle\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/i>toward everyone.\u201d – Titus 3:1-2<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n This shows us that being \u201cgentle\u201d means \u2013 it is being considerate of others. In other words, it is being conscious about how our words and actions can affect others, and it implies taking that extra step to be careful with what we say and do so that we do not hurt other people’s feelings.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBut the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, <\/b><\/i>considerate<\/b><\/span><\/i>, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.\u201d – James 3:17<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n The KJV version translates the word \u201cconsiderate\u201d as \u201cgentle.\u201d Notice the following similarities:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Gentleness is then best viewed along with these other virtues or characteristics which go hand-in-hand to show us a more complete picture of what it means to be a \u201cgentle Christian.\u201d It is something which we should remember not only when we are with good people; but more so when there are others around us who hurt us or cause us much stress.<\/span><\/p>\n Even in correcting others, the bible tells us to do it gently \u2013 because God calls us to be humble and recognize that none of us is perfect and we have \u201cdifferent measures of faith\u201d (Romans 12:3)<\/b><\/i>. It is acknowledging that though some may seem better than others, the truth is, an honest estimate of ourselves would show us all to be living way below God’s standard \u2013 which is holy and perfect \u2013 a standard only Jesus was able to meet. Jesus actually tells us to learn this virtue from him, \u201cTake my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am <\/b><\/i>gentle<\/b><\/span><\/i> and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.\u201d (Matthew 11:29)<\/b><\/i>. Therefore, we leave it up to God to judge; our role is to encourage one another and to be gentle and kind and most of all, to pray that God will touch people’s hearts and bring them to repentance and belief in Jesus Christ so that they might be saved.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201c<\/b><\/i>And the Lord\u2019s servant must not be quarrelsome but must <\/b><\/i>be kind to everyone,<\/b><\/span><\/i> able to teach, not resentful. Opponents must be <\/b><\/i>gently instructed<\/b><\/span><\/i>, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his <\/b><\/i>w<\/b><\/i>ill.\u201d – 2 Timothy 2:24-26<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n Fruits of the Spirit: LESSON 8 PART 3 \u2013 Gentleness (Titus 3:2b) Lesson: GENTLENESS (Be considerate) Memory Verse: \u201cBe gentle toward everyone.\u201d – Titus 3:2b Lesson: Gentleness in this verse is taken from the Greek word \u201cepieik\u0113s\u201d (pronounced as epi-yay-keis) which means \u201csuitable\u201d or \u201cfair.\u201d It implies acting in a manner that is moderate and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3877,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-container-style":"default","site-container-layout":"default","site-sidebar-layout":"default","disable-article-header":"default","disable-site-header":"default","disable-site-footer":"default","disable-content-area-spacing":"default","footnotes":""},"categories":[22,835],"tags":[135,136,320,333,759],"class_list":["post-1075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fruit-of-the-spirit-lessons","category-lesson-8-gentleness","tag-being-considerate","tag-being-kind-to-everyone","tag-fruits-of-the-spirit-lessons","tag-gentleness","tag-titus-32b"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1075"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1075\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3878,"href":"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1075\/revisions\/3878"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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\n Titus 3: 1-2<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n James 3:17<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n be subject to rulers and authorities and be obedient<\/span><\/td>\n submissive<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n be ready to do what is good<\/span><\/td>\n full of… good fruit<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n slander no one<\/span><\/td>\n Impartial and sincere<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n be peacable<\/span><\/td>\n peace-loving<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n ![\"Lesson](\"https:\/\/wonderfullymadekids.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/lesson-8-part-3.jpg\")
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