Sympathetic Hearts
Galatians
6:1-10; 14-16
- Latin sympathia, from Greek sympatheia, from sympathes having common feelings, sympathetic, from syn- + pathos, feelings, emotion, experience.(1)
- Sympathy is a feeling of pity or sense of compassion – it’s when you feel bad for someone else who’s going through something hard. (2)
- Although sympathy and empathy are very close in meaning, sympathy is a feeling, empathy is exact knowledge or experience.
Galatians 6:1-10; 14-16
Human Sympathy Consists of 5 Elements
1. Benevolence – an act of kindness or an
inclination to be kind
a.
Isaiah 58:7
2. Helpfulness –
friendliness evidenced by a kindly and
helpful disposition
a. Acts 20:35
3. Burden-bearing – something you carry or
withstand
with much difficulty.
a. Romans 15:21
b. Galatians 6:2
4. Concerns for the Unfortunate – remember those
who
are in bad situations
a.
Hebrews 13:3
5. Visitation of the Needy – take care of the
least of
these
a.
James 1:27
God’s Divine Sympathy
- Psalm 78:39
- Psalm 103:13
- Isaiah 63:9
- John 11:35-36
- Hebrews 4:15-16
There are many examples of God’s sympathy towards His people. A perfect spot to see this is found in Isaiah 30:12-18.
Jesus sacrificed Himself out of a Divine Sympathetic Heart!