Today's Thoughts Putting our faith to the test . He's talking about that which is more precious than gold . . . A tried faith is more precious than tried gold.
Gold is the most valuable, pure, useful, and durable of all metals.
Peter is comparing gold to faith . . . In both there is purification, separation, and a test of its soundness and goodness. Unlike faith, gold will actually decrease in volume during its purification process through fire. Unlike gold, faith is established, improved and multiplied through the fiery trials. Eventually gold will perish, but faith never will.