Let all true Christians remember, that their best things are yet to come. Let us count it no strange thing, if we have sufferings in this present time. It is a season of probation. We are yet at school. We are learning patience, gentleness, and meekness, which we could hardly learn if we had our good things now. But there is an eternal holiday yet to begin. For this let us wait quietly. It will make amends for all. “Our light affliction which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory” (2 Cor. 4:17).
J.C. Ryle

PATIENCE

PATIENCE

PATIENCE

  1. God, is the God of # Ro 15:5
  2. Christ, an example of # Isa 53:7 Ac 8:32 Mt 27:14
  3. Enjoined # Tit 2:2 2Pe 1:6
  4. Should have its perfect work # Jas 1:4
  5. Trials of saints lead to # Ro 5:3 Jas 1:3
  6. PRODUCES 6a) Experience

    # Ro 5:4

6b) Hope # Ro 15:4 7) Suffering with, for well-doing, is acceptable with God # 1Pe 2:20 8) TO BE EXERCISED 8a) Running the race set before us # Heb 12:1 8b) Bringing forth fruits # Lu 8:15 8c) Well-doing # Ro 2:7 Ga 6:9 8d) Waiting for God # Ps 37:7 40:1 8e) Waiting for Christ # 1Co 1:7 2Th 3:5 8f) Waiting for the hope of the gospel # Ro 8:25 Ga 5:5 8g) Waiting for God’s salvation # La 3:26 8h) Bearing the yoke # La 3:27 8i) Tribulation # Lu 21:19 Ro 12:12 9) Necessary to the inheritance of the promises # Heb 6:12 10:36 10) Exercise, towards all # 1Th 5:14 11) They who are in authority, should exercise # Mt 18:26 Ac 26:3 12) Ministers should follow after # 1Ti 6:11 13) Ministers approved by # 2Co 6:4 14) SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY 14a) Godliness # 2Pe 1:6 14b) Faith # 2Th 1:4 Heb 6:12 Re 13:10 14c) Temperance # 2Pe 1:6 14d) Long-suffering # Col 1:11 14e) Joyfulness # Col 1:11 15) Saints strengthened to all # Col 1:11 16) Commended # Ec 7:8 Re 2:2,3 17) Illustrated # Jas 5:7 18) Exemplified 18a) Job # Job 1:21 Jas 5:11 18b) Simeon # Lu 2:25 18c) Paul # 2Ti 3:10 18d) Abraham # Heb 6:15 18e) Prophets # Jas 5:10 18f) John # Re 1:9

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