After that, he has suffered a while, God shall make you perfect if He has begun the good work in you, but beloved it must be after that you have suffered awhile. It cannot be perfected except by the fire, there is no way of ridding you of your dross and your tin but the flames of the furnace of...
[After saying that his disciples must remove any source of temptation, Jesus continued,] "For everyone will be tested with fire."
—Mark 9:49 NLT
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The real character of our lives will not be left in doubt when we are tested. As one saying goes, "Trial doesn't produce character but...
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