S2-135 BE NOT CONFORMED TO THIS WORLD

In this revealing lesson, Brother Singh uses two aspects of our Christian life to demonstrate why negatives are necessary for our growth and stability. Paul stated: "We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair." (2 Corinthians 4:8) The early church experienced "trouble" on every side, meaning that it struggled against the corruption of the ungodly world to establish itself and survive. Brother Singh equates "trouble" to the process of refining raw gold into a precious metal as we know it. "That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it is tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ" (1 Peter 1:7).