Hi Miss Gina smothered in sorghum on a Sunday morning!
I just love some of the input on this word from Vine's. "Sweet Reasonableness" what a great description and "not insisting on the letter of the law." I like that it is ACTIVE in dealing with others. Not just a state of mind, but expresses an action!
Traci, I have heard that, too, and it makes sense. Someone also defined it as the opposite of cruel.
Someone else described it as something wild that has been tamed, like a wild horse that has been gentled.
This is probably why God put this as part of the fruit of the Spirit. As natural man, we are depraved and wild; as Christians, we recevied the Spirit and we are gentled.
I have heard it is strength that one restrains. A horse is strong but may have a gentle temperment...that it restrains it strength.
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Hi Miss Gina smothered in sorghum on a Sunday morning!
ReplyDeleteI just love some of the input on this word from Vine's. "Sweet Reasonableness" what a great description and "not insisting on the letter of the law." I like that it is ACTIVE in dealing with others. Not just a state of mind, but expresses an action!
http://www.antioch.com.sg/cgi-bin/bible/vines/find_term.pl
Hope you find this resource to be the precious blessing that it has been to me! Love you dearly sis, Julianne
Pia, this was great! Thank you :)
ReplyDeleteTraci, I have heard that, too, and it makes sense. Someone also defined it as the opposite of cruel.
Someone else described it as something wild that has been tamed, like a wild horse that has been gentled.
This is probably why God put this as part of the fruit of the Spirit. As natural man, we are depraved and wild; as Christians, we recevied the Spirit and we are gentled.
Julianne, you are such a HOOT! Of course a hoot that is covered in chocolate syrup and smothered in honey glaze LOL
ReplyDeleteThank you for the resource! I love it!