What is the spiritual definition of compassion?
The spirit of the word compassion is synonymous with doing. Compassion is not concerned with material or physical things. It’s concerned with the human spirit and soul. The spiritual definition of compassion involves acting to alleviate the suffering, of others.
- When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick. Mathew 14:14
- And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.” Then he came up and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.” And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus[d] gave him to his mother. Luke 7: 13-15
- And out of pity for him, the master of that servant released him and forgave him the debt. Mathew 18:27