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"And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby. Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees; And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed."
Hebrews 12:5-13, KJV
Article: "Backsliding, Divine Chastisement and the Divine Agreement":
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/backsld1.html
"Backsliding" KJV Bible Verse List:
https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/verse088.html
"God's Loving Chastisements" KJV Bible Verse List:
https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/verse134.html
"God's Divine Curses" KJV Bible Verse List:
https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/verse569.html
"Famines and Other Divine Curses" KJV Bible Verse List:
https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/verse131.html
"Plagues of the Apocalypse" KJV Bible Verse List:
https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/verse123.html
Article: "Do You Want Love and Light, or Rod and Wrath?":
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/lovelit1.html
Article: "Love, Mercy, Forgiveness and Chastisement":
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/forgiv-1.html
Article: "Does God Cause Natural Disasters?":
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/DoesGodCauseNaturalDisasters-1.html
Article: "Hurricane Katrina and Other Natural Disasters":
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/katrina1.html
Article: "Are Personal Tragedies Due to Sin?":
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/tragedy1.html
Article: "Beholding the Evil and the Good":
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/evilgd-1.html
Article: "The Fruits of Disobedience":
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/fruitds1.html
Article: "The Judgment of Angels, Demons and Men":
https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/judgang1.html
"God's Desire for Healing and Repentance" KJV Bible Verse List:
https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/verse302.html
"Lift Up Hands in Praise" KJV Bible Verse List:
https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/verse046.html
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