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Proven Faith: Whose Side are We On, Really?
Periods of severe testing expose whether faith is genuine. Drawing on Job, Peter, Abraham, Joseph, David, Paul, and suffering Christians, this post describes the competing purposes of testing and temptation, then offers five practical responses for believers who want to remain faithful until their trials finally come to an end.
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5 thoughts on “Proven Faith: Whose Side are We On, Really?”
I love this post! Well written and very helpful. I also have a question: The examples you cited were of course pre-Holy Spirit indwelling. Now that we live in the New Testament era and we have the Spirit of God indwelling us, how is this testing and temptation experience changed? Aren’t we in a “better” position in the sense that we no longer battle with only our flesh – we literally have the Spirit of God going to battle for us?
Good point, Bob. Yes, we do now have the indwelling Holy Spirit “going to bat” for us. But we still have the same trial/temptation process to prove our faith as Old Testament saints, as Peter’s first letter to his reader demonstrates (1 Peter 1:4-7). These believers lived after the giving of the Spirit.
Now this is a great post. Something we all need reminded of regularly (along with the past couple of posts). Thanks for writing it.
Thank you for your encouraging word, Travis.