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A Call for Unity

Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of
many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith de-
velops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work, so that
you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. (James,
1: 2-4)
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man.
And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what
you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a
way out so that you can stand up under it. (1. Corinthians, 10:
13)
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he
has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has
promised to those who love Him. (James, 1: 12)
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may
have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. (1. Peter, 1: 6)
Some of the passages in the Torah about the fact that
Allah tests people in this world are as follows:
If a prophet, or one who foretells by dreams, appears among you
and announces to you a miraculous sign or wonder, and if the
sign or wonder of which he has spoken takes place, and he says,
"Let us follow other gods" (gods you have not known) "and let us
worship them," 3 you must not listen to the words of that prophet
or dreamer. The Lord your God is testing you to find out whether
you love Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
(Deuteronomy, 13: 1-3)
"I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward a
man according to his conduct, according to what his deeds de-
serve." (Jeremiah, 17: 10)
Sometime later God tested Abraham. (Genesis, 22: 1)

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