Project Gutenberg 2014-05-02 Public domain in the USA. 69 Alexander, James W. (James Waddel) 1839 1915 Alexander, James Waddel Alexander, James Waddell Patience Produced by Carlos Colón, Princeton Theological Seminary Library and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Patience" by James W. Alexander is a Christian theological work written in the mid-19th century. This book consists of meditations that focus on the virtue of patience, especially in the context of suffering. Alexander aims to delve into the biblical understanding of patience and its essential role in enduring life's trials with a faith-driven perspective. In "Patience," Alexander explores the nature of suffering and the importance of cultivating patience as a Christian virtue. He discusses how true patience is not merely endurance of pain but a profound submission to God's will, characterized by faith, hope, and love. Through a series of reflections, he emphasizes that suffering can lead to spiritual growth and deeper communion with God, reiterating that Christian patience involves a calm acceptance of hardships, grounded in the belief that God has a purpose for every trial. The text ultimately serves to encourage believers to embrace their sufferings as opportunities for spiritual maturity and to find comfort in God’s sovereign plan. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45564/45564-h/images/cover.jpg en Patience -- Religious aspects -- Christianity BV Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 59860 59869 2024-09-19T06:48:30.563438 2023-09-19T17:53:33.007711 text/html text/html 57078 2014-05-02T15:08:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 47678 2014-05-02T15:08:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 60075 2024-09-19T06:48:32.457420 application/epub+zip 58876 2024-09-19T06:48:30.964423 application/epub+zip 58875 2024-09-19T06:48:30.753422 application/epub+zip 88983 2024-09-19T06:48:33.849418 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 78763 2024-09-19T06:48:32.237418 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 78989 2022-09-20T18:39:03.507665 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 50561 50331 2024-09-19T06:48:30.436422 2023-09-19T17:53:32.895698 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 50474 2014-05-02T15:08:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20092 2014-05-02T15:08:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18107 2024-09-19T06:48:33.970403 application/rdf+xml 8601 2024-09-19T06:48:30.813431 image/jpeg 1710 2024-09-19T06:48:30.783442 image/jpeg 50158 2024-09-19T06:48:30.571432 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog