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Rock Point Church · all sermons
Pastor Daniel Goulding · Nov 28, 2022
True biblical kindness — the Hebrew hesed, the covenantal love of God — is neither the harsh bluntness of meanness nor the spineless avoidance of niceness. It is a courageous, firm-centered, soft-edged posture that holds convictions without compromise while engaging people with genuine grace. Just as David sought out the broken, shame-bearing Mephibosheth not because he deserved it but because of covenant love, God calls His people to pursue a world hostile to Him with the same irrational, dignity-restoring kindness He has shown us — because it is His kindness that leads people to repentance.