Q&A — Bethel's view of sanctification through hardship: they do teach righteous living and learning through trials, but avoid applying the 'refining fire' principle to sickness

Mike clarifies: Bethel does teach godly and righteous living, and they do teach that hardships produce learning. But when it comes specifically to sickness, they apply the learning only to motivate more faith for healing — not to the broader biblical principle of suffering as refinement (James 1, 1 Peter 1). Texts like James on being 'perfected through trials' and 1 Peter's 'refining fire' imagery are not integrated into their theology of sickness.