Salvation is not always easy. We can rejoice in spite of sufferings. Pagan pressure is mostly in view. B. Real faith is an enduring faith. Impurities removed by refining.
Faith is more valuable because it lasts longer and is purified in the tests of life.
Rev. James Gilkey sighed as he put down the letter. It was the second such letter in a week. This one was from a girl whose fiance, a naval officer in the Pacific, had been killed in action. The girl was so anguished and bitter, her faith was wavering. Life no longer had any meaning for her.