The Longsuffering of God

Once we understand what God's longsuffering is and why it is needed, our thoughts should be often drawn to this aspects of God's character. God's longsuffering should result in a thankfulness and praise toward him, but also an altered life toward others.

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1. What is longsuffering?

Longsuffering operates in the face of an offense, a wrong suffered, or somethings that justly triggers my anger.  It means to be patient in bearing the offenses and injuries of another. It means to be slow to anger or to avenge a wrong suffered.  Longsuffering does not quickly retaliate against a wrong, even when just in doing so.

God is longsuffering in that He is slow to execute His just warth and judgment against my sin.

2. As Christians, we are to be longsuffering.

1 Corinthians 13:4

1 Thessalonians 5:14

Ephesians 4:2

3. What God's longsuffering means for my life.

a. God's longsuffering has a purpose; it gives me time to repent.

God's longsuffering does not mean He excuses my sin. My sin still offends God.

God's longsuffering does not mean He will never execute His judgment or bring His chastening.

2 Peter 3:9;  3:15

1 Timothy 1:15,16  The pattern in the life of the Apostle Paul

Chrisitan, consider that God is also longsuffering with you.  Without it, you would experience something similar to Ananias and Sapphira, Acts 5.