02184cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000520011324500130016526400510017830000470022933600260027633700260030233800360032850000310036450802260039552011060062153400450172765300500177285600430182299900170186545564UtSlPG20260610134039.0mcr n260607r2014||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aBV1 aAlexander, James W.q(James Waddel),d1839-191510aPatience 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2014 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2014-05-02 aProduced by Carlos Colón, Princeton Theological Seminary Library and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) a"Patience" by James W. Alexander is a Christian theological work written in the mid-19th century. This book consists of meditations that focus on the virtue of patience, especially in the context of suffering. Alexander aims to delve into the biblical understanding of patience and its essential role in enduring life's trials with a faith-driven perspective. In "Patience," Alexander explores the nature of suffering and the importance of cultivating patience as a Christian virtue. He discusses how true patience is not merely endurance of pain but a profound submission to God's will, characterized by faith, hope, and love. Through a series of reflections, he emphasizes that suffering can lead to spiritual growth and deeper communion with God, reiterating that Christian patience involves a calm acceptance of hardships, grounded in the belief that God has a purpose for every trial. The text ultimately serves to encourage believers to embrace their sufferings as opportunities for spiritual maturity and to find comfort in God’s sovereign plan. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aPatience -- Religious aspects -- Christianity40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45564 c86403d86403