Goodness is inclination to do good, sweetness, gentleness and kindness of character. Courtesy is behavior of good education, which shows respect.
1.- God's kindness to His children is firm, unlimited and unconditional.
Psalm 89:33 I will not take away My mercy from him, nor will I falsify My truth.
Psalm 117: 2 His mercy has magnified us, and the faithfulness of the Lord is forever. Hallelujah.
Isaiah 54:10 The mountains will move, and the hills will tremble, but My mercy will not depart from you, neither will the covenant of My peace be broken, said the Lord, who has mercy on you.
Joel 2:13 [The Lord is willing to forgive and take pity, not to punish us even though we have it well deserved:] [God] is merciful and merciful, slow to anger and great in mercy, and hurts himself from punishment.
Hosea 2:19 [The Lord said to His people:] I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you to me in justice, in judgment, in kindness and in mercy.
Ephesians 2: 7 To show in the coming centuries the abundant riches of His grace in His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.
2.- God treats us well and expects us to treat others well.
Proverbs 3:27 Do not refuse to do good to those who are due, when you have power to do it.
Zechariah 7: 9b Be merciful and merciful to each one with his brother.
Romans 12:13 [Let us strive to be] sharing for the needs of the saints; practicing hospitality.
Ephesians 4:32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.
Galatians 6:10 As we have opportunity, let us do good to all, and especially to those of the family of faith.
Hebrews 13: 2 Do not forget hospitality, because by it some, without knowing it, entertained angels.
1 Peter 3: 8,9 Be all of one mind, compassionate, loving one another fraternally, merciful, friendly; 9 Not returning evil for evil, nor cursing for a curse, but on the contrary, blessing, knowing that you were called to inherit a blessing.
3.- Harmful comments result in hurtful acts.
Proverbs 11: 9a The hypocrite with his mouth hurts his neighbor.
Proverbs 12:18 There are men whose words are like blows of the sword; The words of wise people are medicine.
Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Proverbs 26: 18,19 As one who goes mad, and casts flames and arrows and death, 19 such is the man who deceives his friend, and says: I certainly did it as a joke.
4.- The virtue of speaking kind words:
Proverbs 31:26 [It was said of the virtuous woman:] She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the law of mercy is in her tongue.
Proverbs 16:24 Honeycomb are soft sayings; softness to the soul and medicine for the bones.
Proverbs 25:15 With long patience the prince is appeased, and a soft tongue breaks the bones.
1 Peter 3: 9 Not returning evil for evil, nor cursing for a curse, but on the contrary, blessing, knowing that you were called to inherit a blessing.
5.- We must be kind and kind to every person, whoever he may be.
Deuteronomy 10: 17-19 [Caring for strangers in need is proper to Christian charity.] The Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, great, mighty and awesome God, who does not show partiality, nor take bribe; 18 Who does justice to the orphan and the widow; who also loves the foreigner by giving him bread and clothing. 19 You will love the foreigner; because you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. [V. also Leviticus 19: 34a.]
6.- Let us be kind to those who oppose us.
Genesis 50: 20-21 [Joseph forgave his brothers and was kind to them in the time of famine, even though they were about to kill him and sold him as a slave. The full account is found in chapters 37 and 41-45 of Genesis.) You thought evil against me, but God meant it for good, to do what we see today, to keep many people alive.
21 Now, then, do not be afraid; I will support you and your children. So he consoled them, and spoke to their hearts.
