Watching Daily At My Gates

April 1 Read Psalm 86:12-15 We often come across the terms longsuffering and forbearance in Scripture. Both of these words as they stand by themselves are neutral, having in common the idea of restraining oneself or holding oneself in check. Therefore they can refer to a restraining of oneself either in anger or love. However, Scripture is plain that longsuffering is an aspect of mercy to the elect, whereas forbearance is an attitude of wrath against the wicked. We would describe Longsuffering...