“Biggest Quiz Ever”

Friday, April 19, 2013

Does God test us?

Sincerely,
Number 2 Pencil

Dear Number 2 Pencil,

God tests our hearts by comparing them to His Word.  1 Thess 2:4 says that God tests the hearts of every human being.  God never tempts us with evil (Jas 1:13), but instead, He compares our hearts and lives to His Word (Ps. 105:19).  God tested to see whether Abraham would obey His Word (Gen 22:1-2), and He tested the nation of Israel’s obedience in the wilderness (Deu 8:2-3).  God tests us so that He might reward us according to the lives we have led (Jer 17:10).  James wrote that trials are tests that produce patience… if we are faithful (Jas 1:2-3).  This whole life is a test to see what kind of people we will be.

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