PERSEVERANCE THROUGH TESTING & TRIALS (1)

(Message by Tanny Keng)

1. Perseverance

a) The 1828 edition of Webster’s American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language defines perseverance as: Persistence in any thing undertaken; continued pursuit or prosecution of any business or enterprise begun; applied alike to good or evil. 

b)Perseverance keeps honor bright. Patience and perseverance overcome the greatest difficulties.

c) In theology, continuance in a state of grace to a state of glory; sometimes called final perseverance.

d) Although the word perseverance is in the Bible, it usually uses various other words and analogies to explain the concept of perseverance. Some synonyms for perseverance are: diligence, endurance, persistence, steadfastness, waiting and sometimes even patience.  

2. Perseverance Through Testing And Trials

Romans 5:2-5 
Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. 


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