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- God's teachings show patience as an inherent aspect of divine nature, intertwined with love, grace, and mercy—inviting us, too, to cultivate this virtue equally within us. The Bible portrays patience as a cornerstone of faith and trust, crucial for dealing with adversities and hardships; Jesus Christ himself is an embodiment of this virtue.
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The God we meet in Scripture is a relentlessly patient God. He usually accomplishes his plans along the winding path. He fulfills his promises without haste. He compares his kingdom to a mustard seed. The greatest displays of God’s patience, however, appear in response to our sin. “God is patient” means not mainly that God waits a long time, but th...
God’s patience, like his love, has special significance for his chosen people — the slow-to-anger God of Exodus 34:6 is none other than “the Lord,” Yahweh, the God Israel knows by covenant (Exodus 3:13–15). And yet, amazingly, the record of God’s dealings in Scripture reveals a marked slowness to anger not only toward his covenant people, but towar...
When Paul rehearsed his testimony to Timothy, he framed it as a story of God’s patience: God saved this “blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent” (1 Timothy 1:13) so that no humble, broken sinner would think he’s out-sinned the patience of God. The God and Father of our Lord Jesus is patient toward his people — perfectly patient. As patient a...
In Jesus, the God-man, the song of God’s slowness to anger swells to its crescendo. Jesus’s ministry was one of patience, for to be with us was to bear with us (Luke 9:41). He lived here as light among darkness, sinlessness among sin, the straight among the crooked — as the unrivaled prince of patience. We occasionally see the pain of his patience,...
English pastor Jeremy Taylor (1613–1667) once prayed, “Teach me . . . to read my duty in the lines of your mercy.” And what duty do we read in the lines of God’s merciful patience? In the words of Isaiah, “Return to the Lord” (Isaiah 55:7). The patience of God is a beckoning hand, an open door, a pathway home. It comes to us as Jesus came to Matthe...
Apr 24, 2024 · God’s patience is meant to lead us to repentance (Romans 2:4; 2 Peter 3:9, 15), just as His “immense patience” led the Apostle Paul to salvation (1 Timothy 1:16). God also endures “with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath,” to make His power known ( Romans 9:22 ).
Have you ever wondered about the patience of God? How does He remain merciful and longsuffering despite our shortcomings? In this article, we will embark on a journey through the pages of the Bible, exploring eight key biblical verses that illuminate the depth of God’s patience.
Aug 24, 2023 · Answer. The attribute of God’s patience is evident in both the Old and New Testaments. One example comes from God Himself, who proclaimed to Moses, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness” (Exodus 34:6).
Aug 9, 2024 · God’s power and goodness are crucial to the development of patience. Colossians 1:11 tells us that we are strengthened by Him to “great endurance and patience,” while James 1:3-4 encourages us to know that trials are His way of perfecting our patience.
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God is exceedingly patient with rebellious sinners, giving them every opportunity to repent. God’s Perfect Patience toward Us. Paul himself experienced God’s patience firsthand.
