| − | '''Kindness''' is the positive quality and behavior of treating others in a kind, fair, caring manner; being friendly, [[generosity|generous]], considerate, and [[charity|charitable]] in word and deed. True kindness is an [[altruism|altruistic]] [[virtue]] and act done with no ulterior intent, coming from a place of [[love]] in the heart. | + | '''Kindness''' is a positive quality and behavior of treating others in a kind, fair, caring manner; being friendly, [[generosity|generous]], considerate, and [[charity|charitable]] in word and deed. True kindness is an [[altruism|altruistic]] [[virtue]] and act done with no ulterior intent, coming from a place of [[love]] in the heart. |
| | Kindness is one of the [[fruits of the Holy Spirit]]. The fruits of the Spirit are perfections that the [[Holy Spirit]] forms in us as the first fruits of eternal glory. The tradition of the Roman Catholic Church lists twelve of them. | | Kindness is one of the [[fruits of the Holy Spirit]]. The fruits of the Spirit are perfections that the [[Holy Spirit]] forms in us as the first fruits of eternal glory. The tradition of the Roman Catholic Church lists twelve of them. |
| | *[http://studylove.org/18CHREST.HTM Study Love: And Is Kind], an analytical outline of "and is kind" (χρηστεύεται) in 1 Cor. 13:4. | | *[http://studylove.org/18CHREST.HTM Study Love: And Is Kind], an analytical outline of "and is kind" (χρηστεύεται) in 1 Cor. 13:4. |