These (trials) have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith--of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire--may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith
James 1:2-3 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, when you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire
Job 23:10 "But he knows the way I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold."
Psalm 66:10 For you, God, tested us; you refined us like silver.
Proverbs 17:3 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the heart.
Isaiah 48:10 "See, I have refined you, though not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction."
may result in praise, glory and honor
2 Corinthians 4:17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
when Jesus Christ is revealed
1 Peter 1:13 Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.
1 Thessalonians 2:19 For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes? Is it not you?
1 Peter 4:13 But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.
(parentheses are mine)
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