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194 A b u n d a n t L i v i n g Jesus was gentle and humble (Matthew 11:29), but this does not mean He was indifferent about things that were wrong. In an earlier lesson we saw that when He found merchants desecrating the house of God, He made a whip of cords and drove them out of that sacred place (John 2:15–16). He could with force remove from the temple men who were profaning it, and another time forgive a woman who had been caught in the act of adultery (John 8:10–11). He illustrated that gentleness as the fruit of the Spirit is combined with strength—it has nothing to do with weakness. Jesus taught that gentleness would be an essential mark of discipleship in the Church Age. When a Samaritan village would not welcome Jesus, some of His disciples asked if He wanted them to call fire down from heaven to destroy the village. Jesus rebuked them, saying, “Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. For the Son of Man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them” (Luke 9:55–56, KJV). In other words, He was reminding His disciples that the gospel message was the ministry of the Holy Spirit, and therefore would be ministered in gentleness (see also 2 Corinthians 3:8). The gentleness of Jesus is strikingly portrayed in John 13:5. Here Jesus humbled himself to wash the feet of His disciples as an example to them of the principle of “servant” ministry. Jesus’ greatest demonstration of the gentleness of the Holy Spirit upon Him is seen in the hours prior to His crucifixion. His prayer was one of total submission to the will of the Father, even though that meant suffering and death (Matthew 26:39). He could have called for twelve legions of angels to rescue Him at the time of His arrest, but He willingly allowed the soldiers to capture Him (vv. 50–54). When He was accused by the chief priests and the elders, He made no answer, not even to a single charge (Matthew 27:14). The eternal Lamb of God, in a spirit of love and gentleness, gave himself willingly to atone for the sins of all humanity. In gentleness He spoke words of forgiveness from the cross for those who had crucified Him.
G e n t l e n e s s : T h e F r u i t o f S u b m i s s i o n 195 Application 3 Explain the place of anger in divine gentleness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Give an example of the submissiveness of Jesus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Give an example of the humility of Jesus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 State three lessons we can learn from examples of the gentleness of Jesus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Biblical References to Gentleness Often in the Bible gentleness is linked with other attributes or contrasted to wrong practices. These references give us important guidelines as to the manifestation of the fruit of gentleness in our lives. We want to consider some of these and their message for us. Gentleness versus sin. “The Lord sustains the humble [gentle] but casts the wicked to the ground” (Psalm 147:6). The Hebrew word for gentleness is translated as “humble” in this passage. Here the psalmist contrasts the gentle person with the wicked person. The inference is that a gentle or humble spirit is a restraining influence against sin. Gentleness as the fruit of the Holy Spirit will serve as a safeguard against sin in our lives. Gentleness and meekness. In 2 Corinthians 10:1 the apostle Paul made an appeal to the Corinthians “by the meekness and
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