The word Greek word for trial is “perisasmos”. The word “trial” can be used in two apparently contradictory ways. 1. Temptation A temptation is designed to make someone slip and fall. 2. Testing To test the fiber of one's character.
B. There are Various Trials
C. These Trials bring Grief
1. It's only for a short time 2. The trial is only “what is necessary”
D. True Faith will always be “Tested” Peter compares the testing of our faith to the purifying of gold. James 1:2-4 – uses a different analogy
II. The Trial of our Faith
III. The Trial of our Faith -- How Do We Know if We Have Passed the Test?
IV. Our Sure Reward 7b, 9
A. The Salvation of your Souls 9b
B. The Reward Itself 7b
1. Praise 2. Honor 3. Glory
C. When will this Reward be Fully Received? 7b
Salvation comes to us in 3 tenses. 1. We have been saved from the penalty of sin. 2. We are being saved from the power of sin. 3. We will be saved from the presence of sin.
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Pastor Steve came to Christ at the age of 11. He graduated from Pacific Coast Baptist Bible College in 1979 with a B.A. in theology as the Valedictorian of his class. He joined our church in 1978, came on staff, full-time in 1980, was ordained as an Elder in 1982, and became...
