KEY PRINCIPLES FROM THIS MESSAGE:
“compassion” – from splagchnon – to have the bowels yearn, i.e. (figuratively) feel sympathy, to pity; to have (be moved with) compassion. [Strong’s]
Compassion shines especially bright during the lowlights of life. Why? Because it breeds mercy!
The Militant Evangelist – blog 9/28/25
We aren’t called to be militant evangelists. We are called to be compassionate, understanding, and loving. Instead of wasting our time condemning unbelievers over lifestyle differences, let’s expend our energy on the forward progress of the Gospel. Drawing hard lines between ourselves and the lost preclude us from penetrating their darkness with the Light of Truth. Militant judging in the faces of the lost effectively alienates us from them for good. Could there be a worse outcome?
Time is short. What matters is the Gospel. You can always hash out the finer details pertaining to being a child of God after someone is saved.
Compassion is not selective.
Compassion helps keep anger at bay and patience/ longsuffering operational.
Compassion transcends our own circumstances. It is void of partiality because it is focused on the suffering of others, even when said suffering is self-inflicted.