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 will be the burden of the closing gospel message?
What warning is therefore given?
Who controls the distribution of the gifts of the Spirit?
According to the New Testament, what day immediately precedes the first day of the week?
For what purpose was man made?
In the new earth, what will he no more?
How completely will the pains and sorrows of the former world pass away?

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