7 Bible Verses about Forbearance
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whom God put forward as the means of propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to demonstrate the justice of God in view of the fact that sins previously committed during the time of God's forbearance had been passed over;
always slow to expose, always eager to believe the best, always hopeful, always patient.
with perfect modesty and gentleness, showing forbearance to one another patiently, zealous in love
You have heard the saying, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. But I tell you, you are not to resist an injury: whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well; whoever wants to sue you for your shirt, let him have your coat as well;read more.
whoever forces you to go one mile, go two miles with him;
First of all, in your church-meetings I am told that cliques prevail. And I partly believe it. There must be parties among you, if genuine Christians are to be recognized.
If a certain individual has been causing pain, he has been causing pain not so much to me as to all of you ??at anyrate (for I am not going to overstate the case) to a section of you. This censure from the majority is severe enough for the individual in question, so that instead of censuring you should now forgive him and comfort him, in case the man is overwhelmed by excessive remorse.read more.
So I beg you to reinstate him in your love. For my aim in writing was simply to test you, to see if you were absolutely obedient. If you forgive the man, I forgive him too; anything I had to forgive him has been forgiven in the presence of Christ for your sakes, in case Satan should take advantage of our position ??for I know his man?uvres!
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Forbearance » Divine
whom God put forward as the means of propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to demonstrate the justice of God in view of the fact that sins previously committed during the time of God's forbearance had been passed over;
He also says of Israel, All the day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.
Forbearance » Encouraged
And as for you masters, act by your servants in the same way, and stop threatening them; be sure that they and you have a Lord and Master in heaven, and there is no partiality about him.
always slow to expose, always eager to believe the best, always hopeful, always patient.
with perfect modesty and gentleness, showing forbearance to one another patiently, zealous in love
Forgiveness of injuries » Should be accompanied by » Forbearance
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Forbearance Of God
Romans 3:25whom God put forward as the means of propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to demonstrate the justice of God in view of the fact that sins previously committed during the time of God's forbearance had been passed over;