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God may let others alone in their sins, but he will correct sin in his own children. In this he acts as becomes a father. Our earthly parents sometimes may chasten us, to gratify their passion, rather than to reform our manners. But the Father of our souls never willingly grieves nor afflicts his children.
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God Disciplines His Sons. … 5 And you have forgotten the...
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Hebrews 12:6-11. New International Version. 6 because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”[a] 7 Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children.
Hebrews 12:6-11 because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.” Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father? If you are not disciplined—and ... Read verse in New International Version
1. (1) Application of the demonstrations of enduring faith in Hebrews 11. Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, a.
God Disciplines His Sons. … 5 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. 6 7 Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons.
Here the apostle presses the exhortation to patience and perseverance by an argument taken from the gentle measure and gracious nature of those sufferings which the believing Hebrews endured in their Christian course.
What does Hebrews 12:6 mean? This verse closes out a quotation from Proverbs 3:11–12. That passage indicates that a loving father—especially God—takes an active role in the growth of a child (Ephesians 6:4).
