Our Faith in Christ is tainted - tainted with our inherent desire for self-preservation and greatness and clouded by the fog of our limited perspective, thus the need for its purification. Authentic faith is the result of testing. It is the residue of a crucified life that longs to live again. Those having been so tested understand that their desire for life will not be sufficiently satisfied until they are finally home, and that Christ alone will take them there. - 1 Peter 1:3-9
authentic faith-RESIDUE of the crucified life
ReplyDeleteJust think about how little of the original substance is left once something has gone through the fire.