Charity
CHARITY, noun
1. In a general sense, love, benevolence, good will; that disposition of heart which inclines men to think favorably of their fellow men to think favorably of their fellow men, and to do them good. In a theological sense, it includes supreme love to God, and universal good will to men.
2. In a more particular sense, love, kindness, affection, tenderness, springing from natural relations; as the charities of father, son and brother.
3. Liberality to the poor, consisting in almsgiving or benefactions, or in gratuitous services to relieve them in distress.
4. Alms; whatever is bestowed gratuitously on the poor for their relief.
5. Liberality in gifts and services to promote public objects of utility, as to found and support bible societies, missionary societies, and others.
6. Candor; liberality in judging of men and their actions; a disposition which inclines men to think and judge favorably, and to put the best constWollstonecraft
ds and actions which the case will admit. The highest exercise ofcharity is charity towards the uncharitable.
7. Any act of kindness, or benevolence; as the charities of life.
8. A charitable institution. Charity-school, is a school maintained by voluntary contributions for educating poor children
SCRIPTURES:
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charityvaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, if ye have not charity, ye are nothing, for charity never faileth. Wherefore, cleave unto charity, which is the greatest of all, for all things must fail—
Behold, the Lord hath forbidden this thing; wherefore, the Lord God hath given a commandment that all men should have charity, whichcharity is love. And except they should have charity they were nothing. Wherefore, if they should have charity they would not suffer the laborer in Zion to perish.
And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: forcharity shall cover the multitude of sins.
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
..., his faith and hope is vain, for none is acceptable before God, save the meek and lowly in heart; and if a man be meek and lowly in heart, and confesses by the power of the Holy Ghost that Jesus is the Christ, he must needs have charity; for if he have not charity
And now I know that this love which thou hast had for the children of men is charity; wherefore, except men shall have charity they cannot inherit that place which thou hast prepared in the mansions of thy Father.
Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:
That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, incharity, in patience.
But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,
And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:
And faith, hope, charity and love, with an eye single to the glory of God, qualify him for the work.
Remember faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, brotherly kindness, godliness, charity, humility, diligence.
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have notcharity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the apoor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindnesscharity.
Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.
The pure love of Christ (Moro. 7:47); the love that Christ has for the children of men and that the children of men should have for one another (2 Ne. 26:30; 33:7–9; Ether 12:33–34); the highest, noblest, strongest kind of love, not merely affection
QUOTES:
With Malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds.
Abraham Lincoln
Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.
Charles Dickens
Charity begins at home, but should not end there.
Thomas Fuller
If you haven't got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble.
Bob Hope
It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world.
Marry Wollstonecraft
We see ourselves in terms of yesterday and today. Our Heavenly Father sees us in terms of forever
-Joseph B. Wirthlin
PERSONAL DEFINITION:
I think to have Charity means to love unconditionally and to show that love through the things you do.
Not only is Charity a way of being, its a way of doing.
When we strive to see other as Heavenly Father sees them, we have Charity. When we treat people as Real Sons and Daughters of a living God, we are treating them with Charity.
How do we do that? How do we see and act towards others the way Christ would?
We follow Him. We keep his standards and get ourselves out of the doubting boxes that are holding us back.
We need to see people as people instead of objects on our way. Try to put yourself in others shoes, and act according to the spirit.
Do whatever the Holy Ghost prompts.
Live to your true potential! When you have a love, a burning love of Charity, nothing can hold you back.
Sure Satan is going to try to get at you, but charity is the pure love of Christ which is stronger than any force in the universe.
When you love God, He'll bless you with His love, and that is unbreakable.
It is so unbreakable, that when you try and go make a difference in the world, the sky will be the limit and you will have no need to hold back!
