Daniel Whedon 5. Love of God The feeling in us of love towards God. Patient waiting for Christ Literally, Την υπομονην του χριστου , the patience of Christ. It may mean Christ’s patience; and then Christ’s patience and the Christian’s patience, the patience to which Paul prays that God may direct their hearts, are one holy patience. So the Christian, in 2 Corinthians 1:5, undergoes the “sufferings of Christ.” Our translators, and many commentators, apply the words to the awaiting the... read more
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Thessalonians 3:5
5. Love of God The feeling in us of love towards God. Patient waiting for Christ Literally, Την υπομονην του χριστου , the patience of Christ. It may mean Christ’s patience; and then Christ’s patience and the Christian’s patience, the patience to which Paul prays that God may direct their hearts, are one holy patience. So the Christian, in 2 Corinthians 1:5, undergoes the “sufferings of Christ.” Our translators, and many commentators, apply the words to the awaiting the... read more