2009-08-27T10:34:07-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/refined/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Peter%201:7&version=NIV 2009-08-27T10:34:07-05:00 Sufferings and trials are sent to "refine" our faith, in the same way that gold is refined by being subjected to intense flames and heat.