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God's Truths about Trials

What Is the Purpose of Trials?

“Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”

James 1:2-4

Trials are tests of your faith, patience or endurance through the process of suffering – proving the quality or worth of something or someone.  Three primary Greek words are translated as “trial” in the New Testament. Each has a slightly different emphasis in meaning, yet they all reveal God’s purpose for trials and suffering.  Dokimion . . . proven faith

A testing trial in which your faith is proved genuine—

“These have come so that your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.” 

(1 Peter 1:7)

God's Truths about Trials

  • Trials are experienced by everyone.

“Everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted” (2 Timothy 3:12).

  • Trials have a divine purpose.

“Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame”  (Romans 5:3–5)

  • Trials last only for a while.

“For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all” (2 Corinthians 4:17). 

  • Trials are controlled by God.

“God ... will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear”  (1 Corinthians 10:13).

  • Trials come with God’s grace for endurance.

“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9).

  • Trials strengthen you in your weaknesses.

“I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong”. (2 Corinthians 12:10).

“Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”  (Philippians 1:6)

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