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NASB | Romans 5:3 And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 5:3 And not only this, but [with joy] let us exult in our sufferings and rejoice in our hardships, knowing that hardship (distress, pressure, trouble) produces patient endurance; |
Bible Question: Hi I am doing a bible study and it asks How does tribulation bring about perseverance and I really don't know, can someone help me? |
Bible Answer: leonore, This may be of some help. [NAB Footnotes on Romans 5:1-11] "Popular piety frequently construed reverses and troubles as punishment for sin; (John 9:2-3). Paul therefore assures believers that God's justifying action in Jesus Christ is a declaration of peace. The crucifixion of Jesus Christ displays God's initiative in certifying humanity for unimpeded access into the divine presence. Reconciliation is God's gift of pardon to the entire human race. Through faith one benefits personally from this pardon or, in Paul's term, is justified. The ultimate aim of God is to liberate believers from the pre-Christian self as described in Romans chapters 1-3. Since this liberation will first find completion in the believer's resurrection, salvation is described as future in Romans 5:10. Because this fullness of salvation belongs to the future it is called the Christian hope. Paul's Greek term for hope does not, however, suggest a note of uncertainty, to the effect: "I wonder whether God really means it." Rather, God's promise in the gospel fills believers with expectation and anticipation for the climactic gift of unalloyed commitment in the holy Spirit to the performance of the will of God. The persecutions that attend Christian commitment are to teach believers patience and to strengthen this hope, which will not disappoint them because the holy Spirit dwells in their hearts and imbues them with God's love (Romans 5:5)." Emmaus |