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#168 – Faithful & Patient
Category: Religion & Spirituality
Duration: 00:33:45
Publish Date: 2022-12-08 06:00:00
Description:

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss what it means that God is faithful and patient.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

  • What does it mean when we say that God is faithful?
  • How and where do we see God’s faithfulness in scripture?
  • Why is meditation upon God’s faithfulness important?
  • Where have we seen it in our own lives?
  • Is God patient?
  • When and how do we practice patience?

Helpful Definitions:

  • Communicable Attribute: Things that are true about God, that can also become true of us.
  • Faithful: His character and His actions are utterly consistent. What He does is the perfect outflow of who He is.
  • Patient: “The ability to take a great deal of punishment from evil people or circumstances without losing ones temper, without becoming irritated or angry, or without taking vengeance.” Baker Bible Dictionary
  • Makrothumia (μακροθυμία, ας, ἡ): Greek term for long-suffering.

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

  • Exodus 3:14, 2 Timothy 2:13, Revelation 16, Habakkuk, Hebrews 2:17
  • “Before the Throne of God Above”
  • Baker Bible Dictionary

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