Testing

God allows his people to pass through certain experiences, so that he may see, and prove to them, that their faith in him is genuine. Believers sometimes doubt God and test him, to see if he is true to his word, but this is forbidden in Scripture.

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God tests his people Jas 1:2–3; 1 Pe 1:7 See also Job 7:17–18; Job 23:10; Ps 11:5; Is 1:25; Zec 13:9; Mal 3:3; Jas 1:12 Examples of God testing his people collectively Ex 16:4; Dt 8:2–3 See also Ex 20:20; Dt 8:16; Dt 13:3–4; Jdg 2:20–3:4 Examples of God testing his people individually Ge 22:1–2 See also…