Reply To: "Jesus and Compassion"

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Reply To: "Jesus and Compassion"

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April 1, 2016 at 8:29 am #920

Gary

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I like to think of compassion as unselfed love which can never be turned off. A divine quality, as opposed to the “human” concept of love which is often possessive, selfish, and turns on and off. Compassion heals, whereas the human concept of love does not. Mrs. Eddy emphasizes this in S&H: “The vital part, the heart and soul of Christian Science, is Love.” Love with a capital “L” signifying God, divine Love. Good reminder that without Love in our heart, nothing we do or say really matters.

Paul uses the word which is translated into “charity” to express this same truth, devoting an entire chapter in his letter to the Corinthians (I Corinthians 13) to its importance.