ACC ~ James 1 v4

TRIALS PRODUCE PATIENCE. ANDREAS: Why do trials produce patience? It is because patience brings those who experience it to perfection. CATENA.

CASTING OUT FEAR. HILARY OF ARLES: Perfection is the love of God, which is that very same “perfect love which casts out fear,”that is, the fear of being tempted. Perfection is also patience, which is the guardian of the soul as Scripture says: “By your patience you will gain your souls.” INTRODUCTORY TRACTATE ON THE LETTER OF JAMES.

BUILDING CHARACTER. BEDE: Patience builds character, so that someone who possesses it cannot be overcome but is shown to be perfect. For this reason believers are tested in order to improve their patience, so that by it their faith may be seen to be perfect. CONCERNING THE EPISTLE OF ST. JAMES.

PATIENT ENDURANCE. OECUMENIUS: Why do trials produce patience? It is because trials demonstrate the purity of faith, which is made perfect by the patient endurance of affliction. COMMENTARY ON JAMES.

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