Does the Bible teach smooth sailing for true Christians? No: 945 - Worldwide Church of God - 1953

Worldwide Church of God

Some seem to think Christians should never encounter difficulties, meet trials or tests, but be blessed continually with smooth sailing! Does the Bible teach smooth sailing for true Christians? Did the men of God, whose lives pleased God, as recorded in the Bible, have only an easy time of it, or were they constantly meeting trials, tests, troubles of every sort - being continually forced to cry out to God for deliverance? Listen to God's own instruction: "MANY are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Eternal delivereth him out of them all" (Ps. 34:19). - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library