Section 7
humility, compassion, considerateness, and sub missiveness, a willingness to yield. If we have such an all-inclusive virtue, we shall also have righteousness and holiness.
The Christian life is a life full of forbearance but without anxiety. Only when we have forbear ance can we have a life without anxiety. If our whole being is filled with forbearance, there will not be any room for anxiety.
FITTING AND SUITABLE
The Greek word for forbearance is rendered different ways by different translations. Some versions translate the Greek word as yielding ness. Other translators point out that the Greek word means reasonable, considerate, suitable, and fitting. A forbearing person is one who always fits in, one whose behavior is always suitable.
Certain saints are good, but they do not fit in. They may move from place to place, but no matter where they may go, they are not happy. The reason these saints do not fit in is that they are not forbearing. A forbearing person is one who always fits in, whose behavior is always suitable, no matter what the circumstances or environment may be.