
Patience:
Patience—n. tolerance, forbearance . Patience is a fruit of the Holy Spirit and should be growing and produced in every Saint. Gal.5:22— long-suffering
Romans 15:5—Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be like minded one toward another according to Christ Jesus: God is the God of patience, it is a characteristic of His divine nature!
Isaiah 53:7; Acts.8:32; Matt.27:14. Isaiah 53:7–He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. Acts.8:32–The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his Shearer, so opened he not his mouth: Christ is our example for patience and long-suffering. He suffered that terrible death that we may have life; O, what a Savior!
Titus 2:2; 2 Peter 1:6— Titus 2:2–That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. 2 Peter 1:5-6—-5And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;