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.

In view of the curse upon this creation, what has God promised?
6. What prayer of Christ shows that the redemption of a lost world trembled in the balance in that terrible hour?
To whom was Belshazzar's kingdom given?
By what was the second kingdom symbolized?
What memorial of His creative power did God establish?
How is the law further described?
What kind of mind is not subject to the law of God?

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