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Hebrews 12:7 · BSB
12:7 Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?
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…because they're not always perfect pictures or perfect images of spiritual truths and spiritual things. And as we've been discussing discipline inHebrews chapter 12, verses 4–11, we have likened God's discipline to the discipline that is given to us by our earthly parents. And there is a way in which those similarities are…
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…does not discipline? But if you are without discipline, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons” (Heb. 12:7–8). It is the proof of His love (verse 6). We covered that last week. Today we're looking at discipline as the proof of our adoption. In verses 7 and…
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…does not discipline? But if you are without discipline, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons” (Heb 12:6–8). Notice how prolific throughout the passage the analogy of the father-son relationship is, all the way through it. It's woven all the way through…
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…moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness. (Heb. 12:4–11NASB) The great preacher Alexander Maclaren once compared Hebrews chapter 12—this passage, verses 4 through 11—to a lighthouse. Maclaren said that…
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…moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness. (Heb. 12:4–11NASB) The wisdom of God is seen in the variety of ways that He corrects us and trains us and equips us and prepares us for life and service in this…
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…we are intended to be encouraged by that. And yet that is not the perspective that most Christians have about discipline. Most Christians readHebrews chapter 12, verses 4–11and they think that this is a warning passage. God is in Heaven, and the rod of His discipline and His anger is raised high above His head, and He…
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…the children of Israel with a natural disaster, how much more will he discipline us when he needed? We just In three weeks a month ago, inHebrews chapter 12, Verses 4 to 11on Lance priest, three messages on discipline. Okay. So I don't need to talk a lot about this. Those were very convicting messages, but if you…
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…moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness. (Heb. 12:4–11NASB) Embracing God's discipline is not an easy thing. If it were, we would not need the instructions that we have here in Hebrews chapter 12,…
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…does not discipline? But if you are without discipline, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons” (Heb. 12:6–8). That's the second thing. Third, we have to understand the purpose of discipline in verse 9: “Furthermore, we had earthly fathers to discipline…
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…need before we know we need them. Which leads us to the next point, that the father that we have gives every good hardship as well. In the book ofHebrews 12:5-8, we read this. Have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says, my son, do not…
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…whom the Lord loves He disciplines, and He scourges every son whom He receives.” 7 It is for discipline that you [there's our word again] endure. (Heb. 12:4–7NASB) This is all connected. This idea of endurance goes all the way back to chapter 10. “You have need of endurance, so that when you have done…
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…You don't shrink from discipline because it accelerates your fruitfulness. If you go to Hebrews 12, I'm reading from the passion version,Hebrews 12 verse 5 to 8, And have you forgotten his encouraging words spoken to you as his children? He said, My child, don't underestimate the value of discipline and…
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…difference there, because those who are not his children experience his wrath. Those who are his children experience his discipline. If we look atHebrews chapter 12, verses 7 through 8, it says this. The author of Hebrews says that it is for discipline that you have to endure. It is for discipline you have to endure. God is…
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…hard for us to get used to and sometimes we rebel against that, but sometimes pruning is God's answer. To our prayer to be more fruitful. LookingHebrews chapter 12, verse 4 through 11. You have not yet resisted to Bloodshed striving against sin and you have forgotten the exhortation, which speaks to you as Sons. These Christians…
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Please take your copy of God's Word and turn with me to Hebrews chapter 12. Hebrews chapter 12. Our text for study this morning isHebrews chapter 12 verses 4 through 11. ! Before I read it, let me remind you, beloved, that this is God's Word to us, written for His glory and our good. And as such, we would all do…
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…to the next aspect of His fatherhood. He is the father of every good hardship. You might think that's an oxymoron to say, but let's have a look. InHebrews 12:5-8, we read this. The author says, and have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It…
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…He will guide you in your growth and he does this all because he loves you. So we come to the question, how? How does God actually discipline us?Hebrews 12 verse 7. Endure hardship as discipline. Just those simple four words, endure hardship as discipline. Hardship. Adversity. This is God's discipline. This is…
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…letter. But whoever wrote this, uh, they actually quote Proverbs and then they expand on it. They quote it and then they interpret and apply it. SoHebrews chapter 12, verse 5 through 13. Here's what it says. It's a little long, you can read along with me, but it says, My child, don't underestimate the value of the discipline and…
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…know I haven't been doing what I should be doing, and this is it. Finally, God's going to give it to me. But that's not what Scripture tells us. InHebrews chapter 12, verses 7 through 11, it says this, it is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons, for what son is there whom his father does not…
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…our steadfastness of hope. May we be that kind of church. May we be that kind of church. Just a moment to control myself. Turn in your Bibles toHebrews chapter 12, verse 7. Let me read the text. Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their…
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