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THE CHRISTIAN GRACES : PATIENCE AND GODLINESS

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Please subscribe, comment and share this post because you might be winning a soul for Christ by doing so. In 2 Peter 1:6, Apostle Peter exhorts Christians with the following words "and to knowledge self control: and to self control patience and to patience godliness". I have already discussed self control and I enjoin you to read my post on it. What does patience mean? The word "patience" in the Greek language  is "hupomone" which means  endura nce, steadfastness, patient wait ing for. Apostle Peter is encouraging Christians to practice and display patience in their everyday activities. I must confess this to every reader of this pos t: Patience is one of the most important virtues a Christian must possess if he/she wants to lead a successful Christian life, a life that is well pleasing to Jehovah Elohim who bought us fr om sin and sometimes displaying patien ce in the face of adversity is an arduou s task . Many Christians have fallen int o diverse t...