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 message of entreaty has God sent to us through His appointed messengers?
What did the Lord command Abraham to do?
Why cannot the world receive Him?
What were sinners desiring pardon instructed to do?
What will constitute the second plague?
Is this chastening a pleasant experience?
What is one evidence that one has a knowledge of God?

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