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.

How does godly sorrow for sin manifest itself?
What did Hezekiah say God had done with his sins?
To what are the wife and children of the man who fears the Lord likened?
What question must every unfaithful parent meet?
What illustration of this is given in the Bible?
What do papal authorities say of the observance of Sunday by Protestants?
11. Should we allow ourselves to be influenced by signs or wonders performed by those who would try to lead us away from God and His law?

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