#168 – Faithful & Patient

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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