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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 2 – Intermediate)
Topic: KINDNESS (11/04/21)
Living By The Law of Kindness

We are called as Christians to live by the law of kindness. The bible clearly tells us this in Ephesians Chapter four verse thirty two, “And be ye kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you,” (Ephesians 4:32). Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior lived by the law of kindness, firstly, by giving his life as a sacrifice for our sins. In the Bible, there are many examples of people who lived by this Law. Jesus was kind to God’s people and sinners. In John chapter six, Jesus demonstrates his kindness toward the people of God by feeding a multitude of about five thousand with a little boy’s lunch of two fish and five loaves of bread (John 6: 1-13). We serve a kind God.

In one example, Jesus showed a great act of kindness toward his disciples by washing their feet (John 13:5). The law of kindness requires us to serve as servants to one another. Jesus was servant to his disciples and to mankind. Jesus serves mankind by healing them of their diseases and offering them the gift of eternal life and eternal joy through repentance of their sins.

Another great example, of individuals in the bible, who lived by the law of kindness, can be found in Acts chapter sixteen. In Acts chapter sixteen, Lydia of Thyatira, showed the apostles especially the apostle Paul, acts of kindness from her heart. She is what the Bible calls a Proverbs 31 woman. “She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple,” (Proverbs 31:22). “She opened her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness,” (Proverbs 31:26). In Lydia’s mouth was the law of kindness toward the apostle Paul and the other apostles. “And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul,” (Acts 16:14). “And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us,” (Acts 16: 15). Lydia offered the disciples a place of rest in her home from their day’s ministry.

In this same chapter, two more acts of kindness occur. God frees Paul and Silas from their chains in prison. Paul and Silas prayers and songs of praise unto God caused God to demonstrate his kindness and grace toward Paul and Silas by sending a great earthquake that shook the foundations of the prison, and immediately opened all the doors to the prison and everyone’s bonds were loosed (Acts 16: 25-26). When the keeper of the prison, awoke and saw the prison doors open, he thought that all the prisoners had escaped and he drew his sword in an attempt to take his own life (Acts 16: 27). But the bible says, “But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying do thyself no harm: for we are all here,” (Acts 16: 28). After this, the keeper of the prison asked Paul and Silas what must he do to be saved (Acts 16: 30). Paul tells him that he must believe in Christ Jesus and the keeper of the prison believes: he and his household believe and are baptized and saved from their sins (Acts 16: 31-33). In return, the keeper of the prison washes Paul and Silas’s stripes and invites them into his home to eat and dine with him and his family (Acts 16: 33-34).

The last act of kindness, I will discuss in this article, is the act of kindness that Rhab the prostitute showed the Israelite spies. “She brought the spies up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof,” (Joshua 2:6). In return for hiding the Israelite spies Rhab, asked the spies to spare her life and her family’s lives when Israel over takes the country of Jericho. “…Since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father’s house and give me a true token,” (Joshua 2:12). The spies did just that. In conclusion, we must be like Jesus and live to be kind to others, not just other Christians, but to the unsaved as well.
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Stephen Kimball
11/12/21
Clearly, based on the ref. In Ephesians, God would have Christians be kind to one another and you mentioned several other examples of kindness to support. But there are two sides to every coin and I would suggest you juxtapose His kindness with his absolute requirement for righteousness (through Jesus). Only hearing of God’s kindness makes Him sound a little mamby pamby in my view.
I thought the writing was good, could trim down a little tighter. No need to say things like “the last thing I’m going to say in this article”.
Honing your writing skills is a never ending quest and what you have to say and share with your readers is important, so keep on working at it and along the way you will touch the hearts of many.
Philippa Geaney
11/13/21
I loved your Scriptural references urging His response within us to be our way of life. He’s a good, good God xx
Noel Mitaxa 
11/15/21
Very solid material with a strong message that may need to be a little more inviting than its declaration style seems to show. This would draw your readers in, rather than push them along.
Arlene Baker
11/26/21
I agree with the last suggestion: use modern examples that all can relate to, to pull the reader into the story!