| TRIALS - Certainty | 試煉 - 必然 |
| A saint is often under a cross, never under a curse. 聖徒常在十架之下，永不在咒詛之下。 |
| There never yet was an
unscarred saint. 絕對沒有不留傷痕的聖徒。 |
| The Christian life is a bed of roses - thorns and
all. Doug Barnetts 基督徒的生活就是玫瑰花床 - 玫瑰荊棘及其他。 |
| Saints have their winter
seasons. Thomas Brooks 聖徒自有他們的冬季。 |
| As we are adopted in Christ we are appointed to the
slaughter. John Calvin 當我們被接到基督裡時，我們就被送進屠夫的手中。 |
| Spiritual believers are
honoured with warfare in the front line trenches. Lewis Sperry Chafer 屬靈信徒以能在戰壕的第一線參戰為榮。 |
| The Scriptures show conclusively that tribulation is
a natural by-product of genuine Christianity. William E. Cox 聖經無疑的闡明苦難是真實基督信仰的副產品。 |
| Afflictions are in the
covenant, and therefore they are not meant for our hurt but are intended for our good. Matthew Henry 苦難包括在聖約中，因此苦難並非對我們有害反倒是為讓我們得益。 |
| The corn of God's floor must expect to be threshed
by afflictions and persecutions. Matthew Henry 上帝屋內地板的一角必是苦難與逼迫的門檻。 |
| Testing is important,
inevitable...because we must be revealed to ourselves. J. Russell Howden 試驗是重要的、不能避免的...因為我們必須瞭解自己。 |
| Every Christian is a cross-bearer. Martin Luther 每一個基督徒都是一個背負十架的人。 |
| A believer is to be known
not only by his peace and joy, but by his warfare and distress. Robert Murray M'Cheyne 一個基督徒不只藉著他的平安、喜樂認識他，也藉著他的征戰與苦難。 |
| God promises no immunity from crosses. Richard Sibbes 上帝的應許並不豁免十字架。 |
| There are no crown-wearers
in heaven that were not cross-bearers here below. C. H. Spurgeon 天上沒有一位戴上冠冕的人不是在今生今世背負十字架的。 |
| He that escapes affliction may well suspect his
adoption. John Trapp 逃避苦難的人，值得懷疑是否歸入主名。 |
| Life and trouble are married
together. Thomas Watson 生活與苦難密不可分。 |
| Life does not have to be perfect to be wonderful. Annette Funicello 精彩的人生，不一定無風無浪。 |