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NASB | Romans 15:5 Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 15:5 Now may the God who gives endurance and who supplies encouragement grant that you be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus, |
Bible Question:
I am pondering the meaning of this verse in terms of the perseverance part and trying to understand something about it. I have been taught that God is the author and finisher of our faith. I have also been taught that the word perseverance here is talking about the Perseverance of the Saints. What I am confused about is whether or not perseverance is a Gift here in this verse, or whether or not perseverance is suppossed to be like the word endurance here? Thanks |
Bible Answer: Dear Brothersmith, Paul is instructing believers to imitate the Lord. As the Geneva Bible includes the following note, "We must take an example of patience from God: that both the weak and the strong, serving God with a mutual consent, may bring one another to God, as Christ also received us to Himself, although we were ever so unworthy." Remember, Paul typically teaches doctrine then its application. In Him, Doc |