Playlist: chrestotes (#G5544) (topic)
The Mystery of Goodness
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe Greek word *chrestotes* (G5544), often translated as kindness, represents a virtue that is distinct from *agathosune*, which is translated as goodness. While *chrestotes* embodies kindness in a more passive and limited scope, it reflects a gentle and benevolent disposition. In contrast, goodness as *agathosune* signifies an …
Sacrifice Dost Thou Want: Kindness
Sermon by Bill OnisickThe Greek noun *chrestotes* (G5544), translated as kindness, goodness, good, and gentleness, appears in key scriptures such as Galatians 5:22 and Colossians 3:12. Derived from the Greek adjective *chrestos*, which describes God's character as useful, good, gracious, kind, gentle, and mild, *chrestotes* embodies a foundational …
Seeking God's Will (Part Five): Goodness
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughChrestotes (G5544) appears in the discussion of Greek terms translated as good or goodness. The word chrestos implies kind, pleasant, or benign and is frequently rendered kind, while its related noun chrestotes denotes kindness. This term is set alongside agathos and calos as one of three principal words for goodness, yet it …
Manifesting Kindness
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe Greek word chrestotes (G5544) denotes the divine kindness out of which God acts toward human beings and represents what the Old Testament means when it declares that God is good. The Christian is to show this same kindness by behaving toward others as God has behaved toward him. In most modern translations the term appears …
Titus (Part Seven): Maintaining Good Works
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughPaul describes the gracious gift of salvation in Titus 3:4 as the kindness and love of God our Savior toward men. The term for kindness is the Greek chrestotes , which can also be rendered goodness, gentleness, or virtue. This word does not denote an abstract character trait but goodness in action, goodness as it is performed. …
Time to Repent
Sermonette byGod usually grants abundant time for people to repent, but the recipients of this grace often interpret it as God's tolerance for their sin.