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 encouragement is held out as an aid in attaining this experience?
What response did the people make to this proposition?
What does Neander say of the securing of these laws?
Why, under these plagues, does the Lord give men blood to drink?
By what name are the members of this family called?
Does God always see fit to grant our petitions?
What did Paul say regarding our duty to the poor?

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