"We Are Perfect?" Part 3 - PT. 1947, Pg 115

…And if only those who have faith have been called throughout this Gospel Age, what shall we say of the testings of faith for these? The Apostle's intimation is that their faith will need a great testing. He says, "The trial of your faith is much more precious than that of gold which perisheth" (1 Pet. 1: 7). Gold has a special value at the present time by reason of its scarcity—a value that will perish when with the new order of things it will be as easy to have gold as to have clay or iron; but the "Little Flock," which the Lord is selecting during this Gospel Age, is always to be specially precious in that to this class alone of humanity, so far as the Divine revelation shows, will be granted the Divine nature, with its glory, honor and immortality. Hence the trial of the faith of this class is very precious, a very important matter. None shall be admitted to that glorious immortality without first being tested and proven by the Lord. But here again let us remember that our testing is not as respects the flesh, to see whether or not we are perfect in the flesh, but on the contrary we are assured that God knoweth our condition—that all things are open and naked before His sight, and that He declares that we are all imperfect. What then is God seeking in us? The development and perfection of faith! The first element in it is to believe in Him as a faithful, wise, true God; and secondly to believe in His revelation of Jesus as His Son, and the one through whom He has provided a covering for our imperfections, our blemishes, past, present and future. This is the essential phase which must be held on to, and which He will therefore test in order to prove our loyalty...