1 Peter 1:7
1 Peter 1:7
“That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Trials test and purify faith, more precious than gold, so that it brings praise and glory when Christ appears.
What Does 1 Peter 1:7 Mean?
Peter reaches for the refiner's furnace. Gold is purified by fire, yet gold finally perishes; tested faith outlasts it and is worth more.
The fire, then, is not the enemy of faith but its proving ground. What emerges is not destroyed but vindicated, found at last unto praise and honour and glory when Jesus is revealed. The believer's hardest seasons are quietly minting something that will shine on that day. Suffering is given a destination.
In the Original Language
dokimion (δοκίμιον), 'trial' -- the testing or proving of something to show it is genuine.