Love Is Patient

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Love Is Patient

• I Corinthians 13 4a
• Charity suffereth long, (KJV)
• Love is patient, (NIV)
• Love does not give up, (NLV)

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• What Does Longsuffering Mean?
• In Greek makrothumia and hupomeno
• Makrothumia means long temper relating to people
  and love
• Hupemeno means long temper relating to
  circumstances and hope
• Agape love a selfless , self-sacrificing love
• A choice of the will, not based on emotions or
  senses
• Longsuffering or patience means slow to wrath

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• One Aspect of Fruit of the Holy Spirit
• Gal. 522-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is
  love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
  faithfulness, gentleness, self-control against
  such things there is no law. (ESV)
• Because of love, there is peace, joy, and
  patience
• Opposite of patience is impatience
• Impatience causes quick temper, rudeness,
  meanness, and lack of self control

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• God is slow to wrath patient
• Romans 24 Or do you think lightly of the riches
  of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not
  knowing that the kindness of God leads you to
  repentance? (NASB)
• II Peter 39 The Lord is not slow in keeping his
  promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he
  is patient with you, not wanting anyone to
  perish, but everyone to come to repentance. (NIV)

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• Example of Nineveh during Jonahs time
• Jonah 34 On the day Jonah entered the city, he
  shouted to the crowds Forty days from now
  Nineveh will be destroyed!
• 310 When God saw what they had done and how
  they had put a stop to their evil ways, he
  changed his mind and did not carry out the
  destruction he had threatened. (NLT)

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• Example of Jesus
• Luke 2334 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive
  them for they know not what they do.

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• We should be slow to wrath, or patient
• James 119 My dear brothers and sisters, take
  note of this Everyone should be quick to listen,
  slow to speak and slow to become angry, (NIV)
• Proverbs 1429 Whoever is slow to anger has
  great understanding, but he who has a hasty
  temper exalts folly.
• Ephesians 42 With all lowliness and
  gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one
  another in love, (NKJV)

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• I Peter 48 Above all, keep fervent in your love
  for one another, because love covers a multitude
  of sins. (NASB)
• Love is patient in marriage, work, relationships,
  church, circumstances

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