Bits of Torah Truths – #Torah Concept in the NT: Put On Kindness – Episode 686
Colossians 3:12
לָכֵן אַתֶּם, כִּבְחִירֵי אֱלֹהִים קְדוֹשִׁים וַאֲהוּבִים, לִבְשׁוּ חֶמְלָה וְרַחֲמִים וּנְדִיבוּת לֵב, נְמִיכוּת רוּחַ וַעֲנָוָה וְאֹרֶךְ אַפַּיִם.
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Colossians 3:12
3:12 So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; (NASB)
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The Torah is full of commands, narratives, and covenant principles that parallel Paul’s instruction to “put on kindness” in Colossians 3:12. The emphasis is that kindness (chesed) is considered one of the foundational pillars of Jewish ethics, and the Torah itself repeatedly commands us to embody kindness.
– Torah Parallels to “Put On Kindness” –
God’s Kindness as the Model (Exodus 34:6), The Torah’s central revelation of God’s character includes:
- Abraham as the Torah’s Model of Kindness (Genesis 18), This chapter highlights Abraham as the biblical exemplar of kindness toward strangers.
- Kindness Toward Strangers (Exodus 22:21; 23:9; Deut. 10:18–19), The Torah repeatedly commands: Do not oppress the stranger, Love the stranger, remember you were strangers.
- Kindness Toward the Poor (Deut. 15:7–11), The Torah commands: Do not harden your heart, Do not shut your hand, and Open your hand generously.
- Kindness Toward Animals (Deut. 22:6–7; 25:4), The Torah even requires kindness toward animals, showing that kindness is a character posture, not merely a social rule.
- Kindness as a Covenant Obligation (Deut. 5–11), The Torah repeatedly frames kindness as: obedience, covenant loyalty, and imitation of God’s character. This is the same logic Paul uses in Colossians 3.
– Context Synthesis –
Paul’s instruction to “put on kindness” is not a new Christian ethic. It is a direct continuation of the Torah’s chesed ethic: God is kind, We must imitate God’s kindness, Kindness is expressed in concrete actions, Kindness is a covenant identity marker, and Kindness is foundational to righteousness.
This is how Paul taught Torah, the Torah has not passed away!
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