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Hebrews 12:4-10 (MSG)
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4 In this all-out match against sin, others have suffered far worse than you, to say nothing of what Jesus went through--all that bloodshed! 5 So don't feel sorry for yourselves. Or have you forgotten how good parents treat children, and that God regards you as his children? My dear child, don't shrug off God's discipline, but don't be crushed by it either. 6 It's the child he loves that he disciplines; the child he embraces, he also corrects. 7 God is educating you; that's why you must never drop out. He's treating you as dear children. This trouble you're in isn't punishment; it's training, 8 the normal experience of children. Only irresponsible parents leave children to fend for themselves. Would you prefer an irresponsible God? 9 We respect our own parents for training and not spoiling us, so why not embrace God's training so we can truly live? 10 While we were children, our parents did what seemed best to them. But God is doing what is best for us, training us to live God's holy best.
This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 4) Sin / Wickedness / Satan - Struggle against sin, you have not resisted to shedding your blood
(v. 7) Discipling / Correction - Endure hardship as discipline
(v. 7) Suffering / Hardship - Endure hardship as discipline
This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 6) Is the Christian yoke easy or difficult? He punishes everyone he accepts as a son
This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 4) God is love (2010-09-15)
(v. 4) Followup - Heart Issues (2011-01-20)
(v. 5) Power of Spiritual Thinking - Buy Now and Pay Later (2008-05-04)
(v. 5) God is love (2010-09-15)
(v. 5) Wild at Heart - False self (part 2) (2009-09-11)
(v. 5) Followup - Heart Issues (2011-01-20)
(v. 5) 30 Days at the Cross - Life through Death (2008-07-28)
(v. 5) Daughter Needs - Pushover Papa (2011-08-10)
(v. 5) Power of Spiritual Thinking - The Easy Way Out (2008-05-05)
(v. 6) Followup - Heart Issues (2011-01-20)
(v. 6) Fearing God - Respect for His Discipline (2011-05-29)
(v. 6) Genesis 8 - The Flood (part III) (2011-10-08)
(v. 6) Wild at Heart - False self (part 2) (2009-09-11)
(v. 6) 30 Days at the Cross - Life through Death (2008-07-28)
(v. 6) Power of Spiritual Thinking - Buy Now and Pay Later (2008-05-04)
(v. 6) God is love (2010-09-15)
(v. 6) Power of Spiritual Thinking - The Easy Way Out (2008-05-05)
(v. 6) Daughter Needs - Pushover Papa (2011-08-10)
(v. 7) Power of Spiritual Thinking - Buy Now and Pay Later (2008-05-04)
(v. 7) Power of Spiritual Thinking - The Easy Way Out (2008-05-05)
(v. 7) 30 Days at the Cross - Life through Death (2008-07-28)
(v. 7) Followup - Heart Issues (2011-01-20)
(v. 7) God is love (2010-09-15)
(v. 8) God is love (2010-09-15)
(v. 8) Followup - Heart Issues (2011-01-20)
(v. 8) 30 Days at the Cross - Life through Death (2008-07-28)
(v. 8) Power of Spiritual Thinking - Buy Now and Pay Later (2008-05-04)
(v. 8) Power of Spiritual Thinking - The Easy Way Out (2008-05-05)
(v. 9) Disciplining Your Children (part I) (2014-04-04)
(v. 9) Power of Spiritual Thinking - Buy Now and Pay Later (2008-05-04)
(v. 9) Power of Spiritual Thinking - The Easy Way Out (2008-05-05)
(v. 9) Followup - Heart Issues (2011-01-20)
(v. 9) 30 Days at the Cross - Life through Death (2008-07-28)
(v. 9) God is love (2010-09-15)
(v. 10) Power of Spiritual Thinking - Buy Now and Pay Later (2008-05-04)
(v. 10) Power of Spiritual Thinking - The Easy Way Out (2008-05-05)
(v. 10) Followup - Heart Issues (2011-01-20)
(v. 10) 30 Days at the Cross - Life through Death (2008-07-28)
(v. 10) Promises of God - Produces a Harvest (2009-03-18)
(v. 10) God is love (2010-09-15)
(v. 10) Disciplining Your Children (part I) (2014-04-04)
Definition(s):
Jesus (Jeez-us): savior; deliverer
So (Soh):
