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 assurance has God given of the judgment?
In what condition are all men?
What are the \"better promises\" upon which the new covenant was established?
What were these stones to commemorate?
What will He say to those on the left?
Why, under these plagues, does the Lord give men blood to drink?
What role do his agents assume?

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