Galatians 5:22-23 NASB

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³ gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

4 Love is patient, love is kind, it is not jealous; love does not brag, it is not arrogant. 5 It does not act disgracefully, it does not seek its own benefit; it is not provoked, does not keep an account of a wrong suffered, 6 it does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; 7 it keeps every confidence, it believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love never fails…

HEBREW Arek 750 Longsuffering of God, slow to emotional anger of God and men.

CURRENT DEFINITION: the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset.

GREEK Makrothumeo 3114: To suffer long, forbear, endure, delay, exercise understanding

             Hupomone 5281: Abide in hope under stress or trial, does not surrender to circumstances

A. God’s patience

B. The patience of the Christian

C. Christ’s patience

D. Patience toward the trials of life

E. Patience under divine chastenings

F. Perfect Patience  1 Timothy 1:15-17 NASB

¹⁵ It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost. ¹⁶ Yet for this reason I found mercy, so that in me as the foremost sinner Jesus Christ might demonstrate His perfect patience as an example for those who would believe in Him for eternal life. ¹⁷ Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

PERFECT PATIENCE Makrothumia 3115: Longsuffering, long of spirit, a strong passion stronger than anger, welling up of the whole spirit, a mighty emotion which seizes and moves the whole inner man. A patient holding out under trial. As to Jesus it conveys that the greatest sinners need not despair of mercy from God.