Add parallel Print Page Options

And have you quite forgotten the encouraging words God spoke to you, his child? He said, “My son, don’t be angry when the Lord punishes you. Don’t be discouraged when he has to show you where you are wrong. For when he punishes you, it proves that he loves you. When he whips you, it proves you are really his child.”

Let God train you, for he is doing what any loving father does for his children. Whoever heard of a son who was never corrected? If God doesn’t punish you when you need it, as other fathers punish their sons, then it means that you aren’t really God’s son at all—that you don’t really belong in his family. Since we respect our fathers here on earth, though they punish us, should we not all the more cheerfully submit to God’s training so that we can begin really to live?

Read full chapter

Bible Gateway Recommends

The One Year Bible TLB - eBook
The One Year Bible TLB - eBook
Retail: $14.99
Our Price: $10.82
Save: $4.17 (28%)
The Living Bible, Large Print Red Letter Edition, Green Hardcover
The Living Bible, Large Print Red Letter Edition, Green Hardcover
Retail: $39.99
Our Price: $30.98
Save: $9.01 (23%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars
The Living Bible, TuTone Brown/Tan Imitation Leather
The Living Bible, TuTone Brown/Tan Imitation Leather
Retail: $39.99
Our Price: $25.88
Save: $14.11 (35%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars
Living Bible: Large-Print, Green Padded Hardcover (indexed)
Living Bible: Large-Print, Green Padded Hardcover (indexed)
Retail: $44.99
Our Price: $28.93
Save: $16.06 (36%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars