1 Peter 1:7
that the genuineness of your faith--a thing far more precious than gold, which is perishable, yet has to be tested by fire--may win praise and glory and honour at the Appearing of Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 4:12
Dear friends, do not be astonished at the fiery trials that you are passing through, to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.
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As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
The fining
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The fining
1 Peter 1:7
that the genuineness of your faith--a thing far more precious than gold, which is perishable, yet has to be tested by fire--may win praise and glory and honour at the Appearing of Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 4:12
Dear friends, do not be astonished at the fiery trials that you are passing through, to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.