Matt Brown

“At the time the New Testament was written, smelters would heat up gold in order to extract the dross. After cooling, the gold would again be heated and more dross removed. This process continued until the smelter could see his reflection in the gold, at which time he would be assured that it was pure. The gold was not added during each heating, for it always existed in the ore. Rather, it was being more fully revealed. Just so, the believer, at any given moment, possesses all of Christ that he ever will.”
― Michael Wells, Problems, God's Presence, & Prayer