Gold is purified

faith is strengthened and demonstrated

1 Peter 1:6-7; Job 23:10; Malachi 3:3

Gold is purified under into a liqued in order to remove the impurities.

Prov 25:4; 1 Peter 2:19-20; 4:12-19

Gold is chemically stable

does not tarnish by the enviornment

Romans 12:1-2

Gold is maliable

roled or hammered into sheets so thin that light can shine through

Matthew 5:14-16

Gold is ductile

can be permanently shaped before it is fractured

we are stretched so we can be strong

Romans 8:29-30; Heb 12:4-7; James 1:1-3

Dr. Darrel Horn, FBC of Bellville, November 18, 2007