This is Us: Hospitality

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Hospitality

hospitality

Acts of generosity and friendship towards strangers. God’s people are called to be hospitable as part of their duty to others and in gratitude for the salvation they have received from God. Showing hospitality includes the responsibility to protect those received as guests.

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2) Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
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7) There was an estate nearby that belonged to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us to his home and showed us generous hospitality for three days.
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13) Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
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23) Gaius, whose hospitality I and the whole church here enjoy, sends you his greetings. Erastus, who is the city’s director of public works, and our brother Quartus send you their greetings.
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10) and is well known for her good deeds, such as bringing up children, showing hospitality, washing the feet of the Lord’s people, helping those in trouble and devoting herself to all kinds of good deeds.
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8) Rather, he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined.
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12) See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.
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9) Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.
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8) We ought therefore to show hospitality to such people so that we may work together for the truth.
Dictionary of Bible Themes 8446 hospitality, a duty of God’s people

hospitality, a duty of God’s people

Hospitality is commanded by God

Heb 13:2 See also Isa 58:6-7; Jn 13:12-15; Ro 12:13; 1Pe 4:9

Hospitality is a responsibility of leaders

1Ti 3:2 See also 1Ti 5:9-10; Tit 1:8

Hospitality indicates true discipleship

Job 31:32 See also Mt 25:35

Hospitality crosses social barriers

Of race Lev 19:33-34 See also Ex 22:21; 23:9

Of class and status Lk 14:12-14 See also Jas 2:2-4

Hospitality is to be offered to Christian ministers

Ro 16:1-2 See also Col 4:10; 3Jn 5-10

Hospitality is to be refused to false teachers

2Jn 10-11

Hospitality as a picture of salvation

Ps 23:5-6; Rev 3:20 Jesus Christ comes as a willing guest to the repentant, as a sign of renewed fellowship. See also Isa 25:6; Mt 22:1-14; Lk 14:15-24; 19:1-10; Jn 14:2-3

Warnings against inhospitable behaviour

Dt 23:3-4 See also Mt 10:14 pp Mk 6:11 pp Lk 9:5; Mt 25:41-45

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