(Rom 5:3)  “And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; (4)  And patience, experience;….”   Believers wish to be spared the many trials that go along with the curse caused by sin. They think being saved should shield them from those things. Yet, spiritual growth only comes from the walk of faith that travels through trials while looking unto and trusting the Savior.

(Rom 5:3)  “And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; (4)  And patience, experience;….”   If one learns to patiently trust God in the midst of trials, this “experience” speaks to us the next time troubles come into our lives. We will draw comfort from the knowledge that our Lord has promised to walk with us to the other side of every problem of our life.

(Rom 5:3) “And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;”  Struggling, crying, complaining, nor resisting can get one out of tribulation any sooner. Instead, trust the Savior: (Psa 27:13)  I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. (14)  Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.” 

  (Rom 5:2) “By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. (3)  And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;”  Notice the two references to “glory”. Each speaks of the change of our nature. The first speaks of the future, that which the saved will possess when the Lord Jesus raptures us away. The second speaks of the here and now. The “being changed”, the becoming “more like Jesus”, is to begin to take place here and now in this life! Glory! 

 (Rom 5:2) “By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. (3)  And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing….”   No one likes or desires troubles to come into their life. Yet there is  something about them for which we can console our hearts. It is through these times we can mostly gain spiritually in wisdom and understanding. So, burdened brother/sister, there is good for your soul in the midst of your troubles!

(Rom 5:2)  “By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.”   Consider how the word “hope” is used today compared to what it means in the Bible. Today one “hopes” they will win Publisher’s Clearinghouse Give-a-way. But Bible “hope” is “a looking or anticipating a sure coming event”. Thus it is said we both can and do rejoice in it, for that day could be today!

(Rom 5:2)  “By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.”   Consider how the word “hope” is used today compared to what it means in the Bible. Today one “hopes” they will win Publisher’s Clearinghouse Give-a-way. But Bible “hope” is “a looking or anticipating a sure coming event”. Thus it is said we both can and do rejoice in it, for that day could be today!

(Rom 5:2)  “By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.”   What does it mean by “the glory of God”? It means the day when the Lord not only takes us away, but also when we receive our new glorified flesh/eternal bodies, like His “glory” in the sense of being free from corruption of any kind. Glory!