Patience, as a fruit of the Spirit, is not quiet politeness or simply “putting up with” hard things. In this episode, Krisan Marotta unpacks the biblical idea of longsuffering.
In this week’s episode, we explore:
- Why the New Testament word often translated “patience” is better captured by the older word longsuffering—being “slow to anger” and willing to endure over a long time
- The two main ways Scripture uses this word: persevering through difficulties with hope, and forbearing with the sins and failures of other people
- How biblical patience is rooted in belief, not temperament: it flows from trusting who God is, what He has promised, and where He is taking history
- Jesus’ parable of the sower and the “rocky soil” as a picture of faith that lacks longsuffering and withers when trouble comes
- Abraham, Job, and the prophets as examples of those who “patiently waited” for God’s promises, like farmers laboring in hope for a future harvest
- James’s call to be patient “until the coming of the Lord,” and how that future-oriented hope reshapes how we interpret present trials and injustices
After listening, you’ll have a clearer picture of what patience really is—and is not—as a fruit of the Spirit.
Series: Fruit of the Spirit
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