The New Piney Grove Baptist Church monthly theme commentary for the month of September, 2016 entitled "God's Compassion"

1. NEW PINEY
GROVE
MONTHLY
THEME
COMMENTARY
2016

2. September
GOD’S
COMPASSION

3. INTRODUCTION
God’s compassion is His display of His
kindness and favor. It is His nature of
being gracious, or of having pity. It is
very closely associated with His
mercy. In the Old Testament,
compassion describes one aspect of
God’s covenant relationship with His
people. One of the Hebrew words
translated compassion is derived from
a root word meaning “womb,” thus
comparing God’s love with maternal
love.

4. The Hebrew word for compassion
is, Chā-mal. It is a word used to
imply “to spare.” When used as a
verb, it means to “withhold.” But
at the heart of chā-mal is
concern. Thus, in some modern
versions, the word is rendered
simply as concern. In the New
Testament, there are two Greek
words for compassion. The verb
splanch-ni-zo-mai, meaning to feel
sympathy for, and the verb oik-
tei-rō, meaning to express pity.

5. The word compassion is only
recorded 41 times in the KJV of
the Bible. But it is evident
throughout the Bible. The
impact, implication and concepts
of God’s compassion are
profound. It teaches us the heart
of God and His desire for no one
to perish. It is His compassion
that motivates His mercy. The
giving of God’s Son, Jesus, was
the ultimate act of compassion.
Jesus shows us compassion on
the Cross.

6. BIBLICAL TRUTHS ABOUT GOD’S
COMPASSION
1. It was because of His Compassion
that He spared us from sin’s penalty –
death.
2. It is because of His Compassion that
He withhold justified punishment from
the unsaved – death.
3. It is because of His Compassion that
His mercies are renewed daily.
4. Communion is a reminder of His
compassion.