1. Kindness
Ruth 2:20a 1

2. Ruth 2:20a
Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “Blessed be he of the Lord, who has not forsaken His kindness to the living and the dead!” …

3. God is Kind, We too should be Kind

4. God is a symbol of kindness
But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him mercy, and He gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison. Genesis 39:21

5. God is a symbol of kindness
1 Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! Laud Him, all you peoples! 2 For His merciful kindness is great toward us, And the truth of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord! Psalm 117:1-2

6. The lack of kindness can ruin the Christian
Let not mercy and truth forsake you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart, Proverbs 3:3

7. The Bible commands me to be kind

8. Honey or Vinegar?
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; Colossians 3:12

9. Commanded to be kind
And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. Ephesians 4:32

10. Commanded to be kind
does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 1 Corinthians 13:5

11. Commanded to be kind
Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; Romans 12:10

12. Kindness will help win others to christ

13. Speaking the Truth in Love
but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ— Ephesians 4:15

14. The Lost can see Christ in Kindness
Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives, 1 Peter 3:1

15. The Lost can see Christ in Kindness
Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones. Proverbs 16:24

16. Lessons for us today

17. Kindness has a way of coming back to Us
Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. Galatians 6:7

18. Kindness is a basic characteristic of a Christian
He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8

19. Conclusion
1. Kindness is part of being a Christian. 2. To be unkind, is to be unchristian.