Hebrews 4.14-16 KWL - 14 Since we have a great head priest who passed through the heavens—Jesus, God’s son—
- we should hold sway by agreeing
with him : - 15 We don’t have a head priest who can’t sympathize with our weaknesses.
- He was tested by everything just the same—
and passed the test sinlessly.- 16 So we should come to
his gracious throne boldly:- We should receive mercy. We should find the grace to help
us in time. - He was tested by everything just the same—
The fruit of the Holy Spirit reflects the thinking and attitude of the Spirit, those traits of his which oughta come pouring out of
I’ve worked in a few different charities, and saw firsthand the differing attitudes of the religious and irreligious folks who worked there. In the Christians you’d see the other fruit of the Spirit come out: Patience, kindness, joy, love. In the irreligious Christians and the pagans, frustration, harshness, sarcasm, coldness. “These people. God. They’re so pathetic. Why should we have to help them? Why can’t they pull themselves up by their own bootstraps? Best thing for them. Makes ’em independent. Makes ’em tough and hard. Like me.”
Yeah, I’ve met a lot of not-so-compassionate people in the church, offering their frigid sort of “comfort” to the suffering. I’ve been the recipient of some of it.