Part 2. If suffering produces endurance then how does endurance produce character? Consider Hebrews 12:7: "It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline?" (ESV) God's discipline is not punishment but is training to produce righteousness in our lives, so that we may share in his holiness. The purpose of discipline is to produce a change of behavior; to stimulate a growth of character. Endurance provides the ability to endure the training period. So, it seems that endurance provides discipline the time needed to produce character, thus endurance produces character.
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