Aim: To miraculously practice Christian patience—by grace through faith in Christ.
Doctrine: Christian patience is grounded in God's judgment of impenitent sinners, which is manifest in Christ's ''comings,'' which still requires the church to wait on the Lord's good time.
Exegesis: How Christian patience develops in our hearts: first, we need to have big problems (v. 7a); then, we need a peculiar perspective (v. 7b); finally, we need a confident faith (v. 8).
Further application: Why Christian patience is so difficult to achieve: because we naturally tend to think like the rest of the world, instead of believing the radical truths of the gospel.
Key verse: v. 8 ''You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.''
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Rev. Mark Henninger received his Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and he has been Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois for more than 30 years.
