Jeff we had a good discussion on this matter of "nice" so I took the liberty of placing it here for others to see. I hope this is alright. If not I will understand if you remove it.
Jeff Berean said this: " A BIG problem I've seen is many or maybe most people think "nice" is a highly important character quality, and they think nice is a synonym for kind, but nice won't ruffle feathers, nice won't rebuke, nice won't call a lie a lie......... but kindness always tells the truth, kindness doesn't want anyone to go to Hell, kindness cares about truth and eternal destinations....... kindness has rock solid virtue, niceness is just a veneer."
Gwendolyn Wehage said this: " Jeff, I see no scripture that instructs us to "be nice." I remember an old saying when I was growing up. Everyone thought this saying was Biblical but it was not. This saying created fear in people to withhold correction. The saying was this: "If you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all."
Gwendolyn Wehage also said this: "Because the culture became so bent on "nice" so everyone was happy no matter their lifestyle, the whole idea of correction began to be rejected. Correction makes people "feel" bad therefore we should withhold that which would be the most helpful. "
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