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.

What was offered Christ at His crucifixion?
What specifications of \"the man of sin\" are thus fully met?
And how may we know that we love the brethren?
While God is merciful, does this clear the guilty?
But when, according to the prophecy, was Elijah to be sent?
How is the closing period of tribulation of the church during this time referred to?
Who are heirs of the promise?

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