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 prophecy was fulfilled in the slaughter of the children of Bethlehem?
What instruction shows that sanctification is a progressive work?
By what is every child known?
When Moses came down from Sinai, what did he see?
How was the faithfulness of this church commended?
What is the result of cultivating these eight graces?
Does God always see fit to grant our petitions?

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