We have now come to the 8th of the 9 fruits of the Spirit which the Apostle Paul gives to us here; it is gentleness, or what is called āmeeknessā in the King James and the American Standard Version. It is the word ā ĻĻĪ±Ī°ĻĪ·Ļ (pra-oo-tes) in the Greek. Strongās Concordance defines it as āmildness, that is, (by implication) humility: ā meeknessā. Joseph Benson says that it is ācalmness under provocations, holding all the affections and passions in an even balance; temperanceā. Henry Alford in his Greek New Testament says: āThis word seems to be well represented by meekness ā again, towards God and man.ā I, myself, would say, that in terms of what the grace of meekness demonstrates towards God and men, it is non self-assertiveness. In terms of how this grace is communicated towards other people, it is gentleness. In the way that a meek person approaches God and other people is with a humble attitude, not a proud attitude. As in all the other graces of the Spirit, we find that meekness, or gentleness was something that was first perfectly demonstrated in Christ and then because of His Spiritās being given to us as believers, we too are able to demonstrate this grace to others around us. So, this evening, letās look, first, at the meekness and gentleness of Christ. And then, 2nd, we will think about ourselves in relation to being meek and gentle people in a sense which will glorify God.
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Pastor Paul Rendall was born in November of 1951, and grew up in Davenport, Iowa. He went to college at Drake University and the University of Iowa where he received a B.A. degree in Social Work and History in 1974. Paul searched for truth in all the wrong places in college, but...