Sermon Notes
Fruits of the Spirit
Galatians 5:13-26
“PATIENCE”
The fourth fruit of the Spirit is patience. (Psalm 37:7)
Translations: “
” (NRSV), “
” (KJV), “
” (NIV)
The Greek word that is not used here is:
(ὑπομονή) meaning endurance of waiting. Luke 8:15 (“patient
”) 1 Thessalonians 1:3 (“
of hope”), literally means “
under.” (Psalm 27:14) The Greek word used here is
(μακροθυμία) (Galatians 5:22, 1 Corinthians 13:4) meaning
.
Remember that the list of fruit in Galatians 5 is
and not plural. The fruit of the Spirit is anchored in God and Jesus Christ. God is
, God is
, God is
, God is
. (Luke 23:34)
Makrothumia patience calls for self-
instead of
. It says:
of the course you were planning to take, follow this other course for the sake of Christ and God’s love for the world.
Instead of the quickness of the
penalty, extinguishing the life of one who took someone else’s life. Instead of the quickness of an
, in which those who hold a temporary majority lord it over those who are temporarily in the minority. Instead of washing their hands of
parents who are undergoing ugly child custody disagreements. Makrothumia patience is a
not a dream.
We need to remember that God is patient with
, and so should his followers. (Romans 2:4 Romans 9:22, 1 Timothy 1:16, 1 Peter 3:20, Genesis 6, 2 Peter 3:15).
James urges believers to be patient and not to complain as we
for Jesus to return. (James 5:7-1, Jeremiah 38:1-16, 1 Kings 19:1-8, Daniel 6:16-28, 2 Peter 2:5).
The opposite of patience is anxiety, discouragement, and a desire for
. (John 14:27, Psalm 42:5, Romans 12:19; Leviticus 19:18, Romans 8:26)
