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.

By what name are the sacred writings of the Bible commonly known?
To another whose sight He had restored, what did Christ say?
What was the result of this strife?
While God is merciful, does this clear the guilty?
For what purpose are we to remember the Sabbath day?
What prophecy had Paul upon which to base his statement?
What is the result of cultivating these eight graces?

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