Title: Patience /James 5:7-11
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5. Patience (long-suffering>
1) Patience has two meanings. One is the temperament of enduring trials, mainly the attitude of the mind toward work. The other is long-suffering, an attitude towards people.
2) Long-suffering is included among the fruits of the Spirit. Long-suffering is interpreted to mean to be patient with others, that is, no matter how unfair or disintegrated they may be. It is the power of sanctioning immediate tantrums, and it is also the tolerance of withholding revenge or immediate punishment. The Spirit-filled Christian overcomes the domination of such circumstances and displays the virtue of perseverance3) Patience is a virtue that God highly values and grows best in the midst of trials (James 1:3,4).
4) All these graces, which are the fruits of the Holy Spirit, are also various expressions of love. Joy is the love of victory, peace is the love of reconciliation and communion, and patience is love in the midst of trials. These are not separate, but interrelated and harmonious in their diversity.
5) A believer's patience is impossible without faith, hope, and love. This is because patience is conceived by faith, born of love, and grows by waiting. - Grace Ministry Information - 97.11 ☞Preach / Seongkyumok Park
6) James 5:7-11 gives three examples of patience.
(1) The farmer's patience (verse 7) - Farmers cannot speed up the harvest no matter how urgently they are. Plants have their own rules of growth and must follow them. Believers must also obey the will of God according to the law of faith growth and live according to the will, waiting for the promised time to be revealed as fruit.
(2) Perseverance of the martyrs (verse 10) - Martyrdom is a glorious death given to those who suffer for doing good, and who endures because they think of God even when they suffer vaguely. The martyrs are rewarded for good with evil, suffer without just cause, and die for the sake of the gospel and the kingdom of God, but they have infinite patience and forgiveness for their persecutors. History is supported by the blood they shed, and the heavenly reward is reserved for them.
(3) Job's patience (verse 11) - When God gave Job a trial, he was dissatisfied with the unfair treatment and seemed to temporarily lose patience, but he never despaired. By undergoing refinement in the furnace of suffering, Job understood the deep meaning of suffering given to him with a new perspective, and through patience he restored suffering to a blessed life.
7) The Bible says, "Blessed are those who persevere" (James 5:11). God requires patience rather than knowledge. This is because the situations that humans face can only be overcome by perseverance, not knowledge.