Will It Hold Up (When Tested)

Will It Hold Up (When Tested)

From The All About JESUS Podcast by Jerome Brazier-Carter

August 22, 2024 · 32 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of testing one's faith through trials and tribulations to develop true Christian character.

Hold Up Wednesday Do you know or have you realized that untested faith is unreliable faith? It is not until your faith is tested in fire (trials, tribulations, and test) that we truly know if we believe in what we profess. I am a fond believer that faith and Christian character is not forged in feathers, when everything is going well, no worries, no attacks, and no test, but they are forged in the testing of your faith and actions. Just as it requires much heat to burn the impurities out of gold and make its true luster and shine to come forth. WE as followers and believers are the same as the gold that is being refined and defined: it sometimes requires extreme heat for out imperfections to be burned away and our real identity as a mature Christian to come to the surface. Scripture reminds us “Consider it pure joy, my brother’s, whenever your face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. “ (James 1:2-4). In today’s message we focus on if you truly want to be used by GOD in a mighty way and receive all GOD has for you going thru…

People in this episode

Host: Jerome Brazier-Carter

Topics covered

  • faith
  • trials
  • perseverance
  • Christian character
  • testing of faith

Keywords

  • faith
  • trials
  • Christianity
  • perseverance
  • testing

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: James 1:2-4

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