Long suffering

God’s Longsuffering: An Appeal to the Conscience

1887

God’s Longsuffering: An Appeal to the Conscience    “And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation.” — 2 Peter iii. 15.   JESUS is well called “our Lord,” let us at the commencement adore him. Let us each one cry to him, “My Lord, and my God.” It is a long, long time since our Lord went …

2 Peter:3:15

Earnest Expostulation

April 1, 1883

Earnest Expostulation   “Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?”— Romans ii. 4.   THE apostle is intensely personal in his address. This verse is not spoken to us all in the mass, but to some one in particular. The apostle fixes his …

Romans:2:4