The Christian views trials as a pathway to maturity.
In essence, we are reconciled to reconcile.
Could it not be, that God loves me too deeply, by having people challenge me so that I know I'm not perfect.
The great mercy of God was that while I was purposefully preparing God's people, He was purposefully preparing me.
Intellectual ascent to correct doctrine is not salvation
The spiritual power in the gospel is denied when we augment or adjusting gospel into no gospel at all. When we doubt the message alone is the power of God for salvation we start adding or subtracting, trusting our own powers of persuasion or presentation.