Pronunciation:
[Chair-i-tee] (noun)
Also Known As: The pure love of Christ;
love of God.
Example: Mark showed charity towards his neighbor
when he helped him after the flood ruined his home.
Definition:
The pure love of Christ; love, compassion, service,
sympathy and concern for others.
Related Terms
• Jesus
Christ
• Relief
Society
Related Resources:
15
Ways to Serve God by Serving Others Charity
Quotes: The Pure Love of Christ Ether
12: 34 Moroni
10: 21
To serve God is to serve others and is the greatest form of charity: the pure
love of Christ. Jesus Christ said, "A new commandment I give unto you, That
ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another."
(John 13:34). This list gives 15 ways in which we can serve God by serving
others.
In the Book of Mormon we learn that charity is the pure love of Christ. This
list of 10 Charity Quotes are from leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints.
"And charity suffereth long, and is kind, and envieth not, and is not puffed
up, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth
not in iniquity but rejoiceth in the truth, beareth all things, believeth all
things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. 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—
But charity is the pure love of Christ, and it endureth forever; and whoso is
found possessed of it at the last day, it shall be well with him."
"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."
"And except ye have charity ye can in nowise be saved in the kingdom
of God...."
Elsewhere on the Web:
Charity
From the Bible Dictionary at LDS.org
