FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT

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FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT

• Longsuffering

(macrothumia)
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Galatians 522, 23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness, self-control. Against such there is
no law.
OFTEN IN PERSON-TO-PERSON RELATIONSHIPS
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Longsuffering
Because I dont want him to decide how I am
going to act.
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Patience Longsuffering

• both are to be found in the Christian
• Col. 111 strengthened with all might,
  according to His glorious power, for all patience
  and longsuffering with joy
• patience (Gk. hupomone)
• longsuffering (Gk. makrothumia)

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Patience Longsuffering

• both are to be found in the Christian
• not exactly equivalent to each other
• patience primarily deals with circumstances
  and things (e.g., study, debt, pressing on
  through roadblocks, etc.)
• longsuffering primarily deals with
  relationships (e.g., family, brethren, peers,
  etc.)
• Eph 42, with all lowliness and gentleness, with
  longsuffering, bearing with one another in love

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Longsuffering Modeled By God

• Longsuffering of Gods character highlighted
  throughout the Old Testament
• And the LORD passed before him and proclaimed,
  The LORD, the LORD God, merciful and gracious,
  longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and
  truth (Ex. 346 cf. Neh. 917 Ps. 8615
  1038 1458 Joel 213 Jonah 42)

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Longsuffering Modeled By God

• Longsuffering of God modeled in the days of Noah
• who formerly were disobedient, when once the
  Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah,
  while the ark was being prepared, in which a few,
  that is, eight souls, were saved through water
  (1 Pet. 320)

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Longsuffering Modeled By God

• Longsuffering of God modeled in the days of Noah
• warned the world through Enoch
• named his son Methuselah (Gk. Mathousala, Lk.
  337) when he dies, there shall be an emission
  vis., judgment, sjw (Strongs 3103)
• died the year of the flood
• 969 years of longsuffering!

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Longsuffering Modeled By God

• Longsuffering during the period of the Judges
• Longsuffering during the kingdom years with
  Israel and Judah
• Longsuffering when the Messiah suffered
• Longsuffering when evil persecuted the church
  (e.g., 1 Tim. 112-17)

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Why is God Longsuffering?

• Repentance (2 Pet. 39 cf. Rom. 24)
• Salvation (2 Pet. 315)
• Imitation (Matt. 1821-35)
• Judgment longsuffering didnt ignore judgment
  but temporarily restrained it (i.e., no sinner
  has an excuse to chose hell today)

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What About Us?

• suffer long with people
• endure difficult people
• accept persecution
• teach with longsufferingPreach the word! Be
  ready in season and out of season. Convince,
  rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and
  teaching (2 Tim. 42)

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What About Us?

• Longsuffering
• in marriage???
• in business meetings???
• in bible discussions???
• driving on the road???
• neighbors

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1 Thessalonians 514, 15
14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn those who
are unruly, comfort the fainthearted, uphold the
weak, be patient (Gk. mackrothumeo) with all. 15
See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone,
but always pursue what is good both for
yourselves and for all.