“Perseverance” is translated “patience” in the King James Version. The word “patience” has a deeper meaning than, for example, the proper attitude when you find yourself in a long, slow line in the supermarket. David Cannistraci defines it as “remaining persistent in the face of opposition” and “staying anchored when everything around is getting off course.”1 When we look at a person for the purpose of evaluating whether or not he or she might be a true apostle, character questions must come first.