{"id":1797,"date":"2010-06-22T19:54:26","date_gmt":"2010-06-23T01:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ministryofgrace.org\/blog\/?p=1797"},"modified":"2010-06-22T19:54:26","modified_gmt":"2010-06-23T01:54:26","slug":"romans-825-patience-and-perseverance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ministryofgrace.org\/test\/romans-825-patience-and-perseverance\/","title":{"rendered":"Romans 8:25 – Patience and Perseverance"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Romans 8:25 – Patience and Perseverance<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for<\/span> it<\/span><\/em> with perseverance.<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Truth to Learn<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

We patiently endure our trials through faith in God\u2019s promise.<\/p>\n

Behind the Words<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The words \u201ceagerly wait for<\/span>\u201d are translated from the Greek word apekdechomai<\/span><\/em>. This is a double compound word made up of apo<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201cfrom\u201d but used here as an intensifier, ek<\/span><\/em> which means \u201cout\u201d or \u201cout of,\u201d and deckomai<\/span><\/em>, which means \u201cto receive.\u201d Hence, apokdechomai<\/span><\/em> means \u201cto eagerly or earnestly expect that something is going to be received.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPerseverance<\/span>\u201d is from hupomon\u0113<\/span><\/em>, which is made up of hupo<\/span><\/em> (or hypo<\/span><\/em>), meaning \u201cunder or beneath\u201d and a form of men\u014d<\/span><\/em>, which means \u201cto stay or to remain.\u201d It is a picture of a beast of burden who, when loaded with a heavy burden, remains under the load. That is, he perseveres under the load with patience.<\/p>\n

Meaning Explained<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In yesterday\u2019s verse we spoke about the word \u201chope\u201d being not just an earnest desire but also the expectation that the object of the desire will come to pass. Paul said that our salvation, which in God\u2019s record book has already taken place, is manifest to us with the full expectation that it will be consummated at the end of these last times. But he also makes another statement about this salvation in hope. It is not seen and it is not fully obtained now. If we have something that we can see and touch, then there is no hope, or expectation of it.<\/p>\n

Now allow me to open up the word elpis<\/span><\/em> a little more. It is often translated as \u201chope,<\/span>\u201d but it is also frequently translated as \u201cfaith<\/span>.\u201d In the first part of the previous verse Paul said that \u201cwe are saved by<\/span> <\/span><\/em>(or in) faith (hope)<\/span>.\u201d In Ephesians 2:8<\/span><\/strong> Paul said \u201cFor by grace you are saved through faith.<\/span>\u201d It is this faith, this hope, this belief that God will do what he promised He would do at the end of the age that allows us to persevere. Faith is the instrument as well as evidence of our salvation.<\/p>\n

We have to accept God\u2019s promise on faith alone, because we don\u2019t have visible, concrete proof of it right now. All we have is the promise and the seal of that promise in the form of the Holy Spirit living in us, and even He (the Holy Spirit) is unseen and untouchable for now.<\/p>\n

In today\u2019s verse Paul says that if we have faith (hope) in God\u2019s promise, then we can eagerly wait for it with patience, knowing in our innermost parts that God will do for us just as He promised. There are some today who insist on concrete proof for everything. They will never be saved because we are saved through faith, not through proof. That\u2019s why we as Christians often say that \u201cbelieving is seeing,\u201d not \u201cseeing is believing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Application<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In verse eighteen Paul said our current sufferings are not even worthy of comparison to the glory that will be revealed in us. Now he has shown us that through genuine faith we can endure these sufferings because we have faith that it will be over some day and we will receive the richest blessings of God when our salvation is consummated. I think it\u2019s time for a prayer of thanksgiving, don\u2019t you?<\/p>\n

In God\u2019s service, for His glory,<\/strong><\/p>\n

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