Compassion

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Referenced by other concepts but not yet explicitly defined in any topic.

Episodes

• 107 — Old Testament — Topic 32
• 192 — Moral Theology — Topic 5. Moral Relationships.
• 201 — Moral Theology — Topic 14. Moral Deviations in Sexual Relations.
• 202 — Moral Theology — Topic 15. Moral Aspects of the Sacraments_ Chrismation, Health, Illness, and Death.

Related Concepts

• Homosexual Orientation Versus Practice
• Racham
• Suffering As Participation In Christ
• Ḥesed Covenant Faithfulness Unfailing Love

Biblical References

• John 3:16 — *For this is the way God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. *
• Jeremiah 9:24 — If people want to boast, they should boast about this: They should boast that they understand and know me. They should boast that they know and understand that I, the Lord, act out of faithfulness, fairness, and justice…
• Exodus 34:6-7 — The Lord passed by before him and proclaimed: “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, and abounding in loyal love and faithfulness, keeping loyal love for thousands, forgiving iniquity…
• Isaiah 49:15 — Can a woman forget her baby who nurses at her breast? Can she withhold compassion from the child she has borne? Even if mothers were to forget, I could never forget you!