DAILY TRUTH - The Rotten Fruit Of “Niceness”

Theology Applied

Right Response Ministries

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 801 Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2023

⏱️ 3 minutes

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“Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast, but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.” Proverbs‬ ‭12‬:‭10‬ ‭ESV‬‬

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0:00.0	In less than a year, our podcast has gone from an average of 10,000 downloads a month to 50,000
0:05.3	downloads. What made the difference? You leaving us a five-star review. The more positive reviews,
0:11.6	the more the algorithm picks us up. And more people are confronted by the law and gospel of Jesus
0:17.5	Christ. Help us press forward the crown rights of King Jesus by leaving us a five-star
0:24.0	review on your favorite podcast platform. Thanks. Nice isn't what we need. Nice is never what we needed.
0:31.9	It's certainly not what the church needs in 2023. We don't need nice. A nice has sent many a soul to hell, but never a soul to
0:42.9	heaven. Niceness is not a fruit of the spirit. Kindness is. And whenever your kindness supersedes
0:51.2	the kindness of God, you can be sure you have left the realm of kindness and entered
0:56.0	into some other kind of realm. You can call it niceness, but it's not kindness. And you should admit
1:01.1	that niceness in this context simply serves as a euphonism for cruelty. The kindness of man,
1:08.9	where it detours from the kindness of God, is not real kindness, but rather
1:13.6	cruelty.
1:15.6	Let God be true, and every man a liar. God's plan is best. God's mercy is deepest. God's
1:24.6	kindness is greatest. There is more kindness in God than the whole kindnesses
1:31.3	of all humanity combined together. Christ didn't just pay for the possibility for us to be saved.
1:41.6	He guaranteed the salvation for all his sheep. Not all people. Some are goats, some are
1:48.7	wolves, but for all his sheep, he didn't pay for the possibility of the salvation of the sheep.
1:54.2	He guaranteed the salvation of the sheep. He guaranteed the salvation of the church. He guaranteed the salvation of his bride.
2:05.0	Christ guaranteed he finished the work of salvation and reconciliation with God for his people.
2:14.8	Music His people.

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