The test of faithfulness: Long-suffering versus patience
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Junius Batten Pressey Jr.
Webster defines a test/trial as a set of problems, questions, etc., for evaluating abilities, aptitudes, skills, or performance. However, those who have faith, put God's will to the test, confident that what God wills will prove to be good, pleasing and perfect. (See Romans 12:2, 16:10.)
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"EVERY man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try EVERY man's work of what sort it is."- 1 Corinthians 3:13 (KJV)
"Temptation," "Testing," "Trial," are all translations of the Greek words that focus our attention on the pressure situations that each of us must experience. When we are under pressure, it is important to realize that God has not permitted the situation to entrap us. God does, however, use difficult situations in our lives. As you remain close to him, you will find his way of escape, and our godly response to pressure demonstrates the genuineness of our faith.
But, we are not to seek pressure in some foolhardy attempt to prove to ourselves that our faith is real. Rather, we should follow Jesus' guidance, and when we pray say " Lead us not into temptation." (See Matthew 6:13; Luke 11:4; Matthew 26:4). There are tests enough ahead for each of us without our seeking them out. When they come, it is good to know that we can turn to the Lord and expect him to rescue us.
To avoid this needless suffering and be a victorious Christian in all areas of life, there are some things that Christians must understand about temptation, tests and trials.
Don't blame God
"Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man."- James 1:13)
In defining the word temptation, we see that tempted is the same Greek word but it has three basic meanings: "to tempt, to test and to try." And another possible meaning of the word tempted is this: "tempted, tested and tried" (W.E. Vine's Expository of New Testament Words). We will read verse three of that same chapter in James, as it would appear with the full Greek meaning: "Knowing this that the trying, (tempting and testing) of your faith worketh patience."
Don't confuse longsuffering with patience
Another word that will help tie these things together is the word patience. In my thinking, the word patience was the same as longsuffering. However, according to W.E Vine's Expository of New Testament Words, they are actually two different words with different meanings. So, the translators who used the word "patience" instead of longsuffering in Galatians 5:22 were improper. Longsuffering is defined as "that quality of self-restraint in the face of provocation which does not hastily retaliate or promptly punish. It is the opposite of anger, and is associated with mercy.
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