A Life Full Of Forbearance

In this booklet taken from Life-study of Philippians, Witness Lee considers the significance of the apostle Paul’s word forbearance in Philippians 4:5 and helps us to appreciate its importance in our Christian life.

In this booklet taken from Life-study of Philippians, Witness Lee fellowships concerning the source of forbearance, the source of anxiety, and the way to have a life full of forbearance but without anxiety.

In this booklet compiled from Life-study of Philippians, Witness Lee considers the apostle Paul’s word forbearance in Philippians 4:5 and the need to exercise this virtue specifically in our married and family life.

In this booklet compiled from Life-study of Philippians, Witness Lee considers forbearance, the all-inclusive virtue found in Philippians 4:5. “Based on the analysis of the Greek word, our spiritual experience, God’s activities in His economy, and the Lord’s living on earth, we can realize that to have adequate forbearance requires that we also have many other virtues.”

The apostle Paul uses the word forbearance in Philippians 4:5, in the final chapter of an Epistle “which emphasizes the experience of Christ.” Thus, this booklet, compiled from Life-study of Philippians by Witness Lee, considers how the virtue of forbearance relates to a Christian’s experience of Christ.

Offers a faithful, constructive way to deal with dissent What happens when we approach disagreement not as a problem to solve but as an opportunity to practice Christian virtue? In this book James Calvin Davis reclaims the biblical concept of forbearance to develop a theological ethic for faithful disagreement. Pointing to Ephesians and Colossians, in which Paul challenged his readers to "bear with each other" in spite of differences, Davis draws out a theologically grounded practice in which Christians work hard to maintain unity while still taking seriously matters on which they disagree. The practice of forbearance, Davis argues, offers Christians a dignified, graceful, and constructive way to deal with conflict. Forbearance can also strengthen the church's public witness, offering an antidote to the pervasive divisiveness present in contemporary culture.

In this booklet taken from Life-study of Philippians, Witness Lee contrasts forbearance with anxiety and presents the secret of satisfaction, the importance of prayer and petition with thanksgiving, the proper realization we must have in order to exercise forbearance, and six points for our practice.

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