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Civility is not weakness, but self-control power.

🌿 Civility is not weakness, but self-control power. 🌿

📖 Reference Bible Verse

"The meek will inherit the land" (Matthew 5: 5).

"The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace... meekness, self-control" (Galatians 5: 22-23).

"He that is slow to anger is better than he that is strong, and he that is in control of his own heart than he that toucheth the city" (Proverbs 16: 32).

🕊️ Description

Civility is an attribute that the Bible always exalts, not weakness, but the real power to control oneself under God's leadership.

Politeness is the sign of one who is full of the Spirit, preparing his heart to the last days; for the world will be full of pride, anger, and violence, but the Lord's will reflect the character of Christ.

Self-control is considered a symbol of the righteous; the repressed is considered to have greater power than the conqueror of a city.

Politeness is an attribute of the Creator's true servant.

Politeness, then, is the virtue that connects the worship of the Creator, and in the last days, those who are polite will endure persecution and be witnesses of truth.

🌱. Everyday use.

1. When provoked by anger → Choose to be silent or speak in creative words instead of retaliation.

2. In family and community → Listen to others with tenderness, even when there are differences of opinion.

3. In work and society → Instead of competing to exalt yourself above others, choose the way of humility.

4. In the mental preparation for the last days → civility is the shield that will prevent us from straying into the violence and arrogance of the world.

🔥 Question

Have we shown the power of civility in the face of pressure?

When the world is filled with anger and pride in the last days, how can we stand differently?

Are we ready to give modesty evidence that we are Christ's population?

Seventh Day Adventist

"An encouraging story from the Bible."

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2025/9/14 Edited to

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