Why, then, does God permit the chastening rod to fall?

Answer

"For they [parents] verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but He for our profit, that
we might be partakers of His holiness." Heb. 12: 10.

18. When asked by the rich young man the conditions of eternal life, to what did Jesus direct his attention?
What is said of one who robs his father or his mother?
What was Paul's manner respecting the Sabbath?
What does the historian say of this legislation?
How is this great and dreadful day described in this same prophecy?
Before whom are we said to speak?
How fully has God promised to supply our needs?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle