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	* Charitability is not compelled, enforced, or performed for reward.		* Charitability is not compelled, enforced, or performed for reward.
	* Charitability does not require agreement, affection, or reconciliation.		* Charitability does not require agreement, affection, or reconciliation.

			== See also ==
			* [[Glossary]]

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	'''Charitability''' names the disposition and practice of acting for the good of the neighbor with patience, generosity, and restraint, refusing to impute motive, demand repayment, or ~~answer~~ harm ~~with~~ harm.		'''Charitability''' names the disposition and practice of acting for the good of the [[neighbor]] with patience, generosity, and restraint, refusing to impute motive, demand repayment, or retaliate against [[harm]].

			== How This Term Is Used Here ==

			Charitability is not understood as sentiment, affection, or generalized benevolence. In this context, charitability names a disciplined way of acting toward others that remains oriented to their good without requiring agreement, gratitude, or reciprocation. It is expressed in restraint as much as in action, and is tested most clearly where [[harm]], disagreement, or [[trespass]] are present.

			== Relation to Other Terms ==

			* ''[[Neighbor]]'' gives charitability its concrete reference, preventing abstraction or preference.
			* ''[[Grace]]'' frees charitability from calculation, repayment, or merit.
			* ''[[Faith]]'' sustains charitability by releasing anxious control over outcomes.
			* ''[[Kingdom]]'' becomes visible where charitability governs conduct without coercion.
			* The ''[[Cross]]'' discloses charitability under [[harm]] and [[trespass]], refusing retaliation.

			== Scriptural Grounding ==

			This usage follows the New Testament understanding of ''[[agapē]]'' as enacted love rather than sentiment or obligation. Paul describes its character most fully:

			<blockquote>Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful. (1 Corinthians 13:4–5)</blockquote>

			Here, love is shown as durable, restrained, and oriented to the good of [[neighbor]].

			== Common Misuses ==

			* Charitability is not mere tolerance or indifference.
			* Charitability does not excuse [[harm]] or erase responsibility.
			* Charitability is not compelled, enforced, or performed for reward.
			* Charitability does not require agreement, affection, or reconciliation.

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'''Charitability''' names the disposition and practice of acting for the good of the neighbor with patience, generosity, and restraint, refusing to impute motive, demand repayment, or answer harm with harm.

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