We have looked at what love does,i tis patient, kind, not jealous, i t is not prideful,i t does not seek its own advantages,i t is not easily angered, andi t does not easily impute evil motives to others nor hold grudges. Last week, we saw how this supernatural love of God issues in the fruit of holiness in our lives, for every grace which is given to us by God is meant to issue in, and actually does produce, holiness of life. This morning, Paul gives to us a characteristic of this love

Earlier Paul had told us that love is patient. That is, love will patiently endure the offenses of others. Furthermore, he told us that love is not easily provoked, which means thati t does not walk around in a cantankerous attitude, ready to explode when things do not go the wayi t wants. Here, Paul gives to us a broader concept which does not

as though he was merely repeating himself, but which encompasses a
familiar truth which Paul elsewhere speaks of as a fruit of love. In
this sense, the bearing of all things has reference to the sufferings
which one would undergo for the cause of Christ. Paul writes, \u201dAND NOT
ONLY THIS, BUT WE ALSO EXULT IN OUR TRIBULATIONS, KNOWING THAT

Paul was willing to
glory in his tribulations because of the love of God which was poured
out in his heart. He also remarks, in Romans

condition that He Himself made, \u201dWHOEVER DOES NOT CARRY HIS OWN CROSS AND COME AFTER ME CANNOT BEMY DISCIPLE\u201d (Luke14: 27).

B. You Will be Willing to Suffer Because You Will Fear GodSo Much, that Displeasing Him Will Be Much More Terrible than Anything You Might Suffer on this Earth.