Long-Suffering - Love's Patience

	The Fruit of The Spirit Bible Study LONG-SUFFERING - Love's Patience



	Galatians 5: 22-25 But the FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

Long-suffering is that patient endurance and steadfastness under ill-will, that has no thought of retaliation. It is that quality of self-restraint which does not retaliate or punish.
Long-suffering is the opposite of anger, is associated with mercy and does not surrender to circumstances.
Patience grows in trial and perfects the Christian character.

James 1:2-4

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers (various) temptations;
Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect
and entire, wanting nothing.
As God is long-suffering to us, likewise we should be to others.
Psalm 86:15
But thou, O Lord, [art] a God full of compassion, and gracious,
longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

Patience or long-suffering as we have come to know it, is not something that comes naturally. Through prayer and Bible study, we must allow God to work in our lives that He may perfect this Fruit of The Spirit in us.

Romans 5:3
... but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that
tribulation worketh patience.

	Long-suffering is that patient endurance and steadfastness under ill-will, that has no thought of retaliation. It is that quality of self-restraint which does not retaliate or punish. Long-suffering is the opposite of anger, is associated with mercy and does not surrender to circumstances. Patience grows in trial and perfects the Christian character. James 1:2-4 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers (various) temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. As God is long-suffering to us, likewise we should be to others. Psalm 86:15 But thou, O Lord, [art] a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.




	Patience or long-suffering as we have come to know it, is not something that comes naturally. Through prayer and Bible study, we must allow God to work in our lives that He may perfect this Fruit of The Spirit in us. Romans 5:3 ... but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience.