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Hebrews 12:5-14 (CEV)

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⁵ But you have forgotten that the Scriptures say to God's children, "When the Lord punishes you, don't make light of it, and when he corrects you, don't be discouraged. ⁶ The Lord corrects the people he loves and disciplines those he calls his own." ⁷ Be patient when you are being corrected! This is how God treats his children. Don't all parents correct their children? ⁸ God corrects all of his children, and if he doesn't correct you, then you don't really belong to him. ⁹ Our earthly fathers correct us, and we still respect them. Isn't it even better to be given true life by letting our spiritual Father correct us? ¹⁰ Our human fathers correct us for a short time, and they do it as they think best. But God corrects us for our own good, because he wants us to be holy, as he is. ¹¹ It is never fun to be corrected. In fact, at the time it is always painful. But if we learn to obey by being corrected, we will do right and live at peace. ¹² Now stand up straight! Stop your knees from shaking ¹³ and walk a straight path. Then lame people will be healed, instead of getting worse. ¹⁴ Try to live at peace with everyone! Live a clean life. If you don't, you will never see the Lord.


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 7) Discipling / Correction - Endure hardship as discipline
(v. 7) Suffering / Hardship - Endure hardship as discipline
(v. 14) Peace - Make every effort to live in peace

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. 5) Power of Spiritual Thinking - Buy Now and Pay Later (2008-05-04)
(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) God is love (2010-09-15)
(v. 5) Power of Spiritual Thinking - The Easy Way Out (2008-05-05)
(v. 5) Daughter Needs - Pushover Papa (2011-08-10)
(v. 6) 30 Days at the Cross - Life through Death (2008-07-28)
(v. 6) Wild at Heart - False self (part 2) (2009-09-11)
(v. 6) Followup - Heart Issues (2011-01-20)
(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. 6) Genesis 8 - The Flood (part III) (2011-10-08)
(v. 6) Fearing God - Respect for His Discipline (2011-05-29)
(v. 7) God is love (2010-09-15)
(v. 7) Power of Spiritual Thinking - Buy Now and Pay Later (2008-05-04)
(v. 7) 30 Days at the Cross - Life through Death (2008-07-28)
(v. 7) Power of Spiritual Thinking - The Easy Way Out (2008-05-05)
(v. 7) Followup - Heart Issues (2011-01-20)
(v. 8) Power of Spiritual Thinking - The Easy Way Out (2008-05-05)
(v. 8) God is love (2010-09-15)
(v. 8) Power of Spiritual Thinking - Buy Now and Pay Later (2008-05-04)
(v. 8) 30 Days at the Cross - Life through Death (2008-07-28)
(v. 8) Followup - Heart Issues (2011-01-20)
(v. 9) God is love (2010-09-15)
(v. 9) Disciplining Your Children (part I) (2014-04-04)
(v. 9) Followup - Heart Issues (2011-01-20)
(v. 9) Power of Spiritual Thinking - Buy Now and Pay Later (2008-05-04)
(v. 9) 30 Days at the Cross - Life through Death (2008-07-28)
(v. 9) Power of Spiritual Thinking - The Easy Way Out (2008-05-05)
(v. 10) Power of Spiritual Thinking - Buy Now and Pay Later (2008-05-04)
(v. 10) Disciplining Your Children (part I) (2014-04-04)
(v. 10) Followup - Heart Issues (2011-01-20)
(v. 10) Power of Spiritual Thinking - The Easy Way Out (2008-05-05)
(v. 10) 30 Days at the Cross - Life through Death (2008-07-28)
(v. 10) God is love (2010-09-15)
(v. 10) Promises of God - Produces a Harvest (2009-03-18)
(v. 11) Power of Spiritual Thinking - The Easy Way Out (2008-05-05)
(v. 11) Fear of Failure - No Discipline Seems Pleasant (2012-02-28)
(v. 11) Followup - Heart Issues (2011-01-20)
(v. 11) Disciplining Your Children (part I) (2014-04-04)
(v. 11) Followup - Laziness (part II) (2011-01-23)
(v. 11) Promises of God - Produces a Harvest (2009-03-18)
(v. 11) 30 Days at the Cross - Life through Death (2008-07-28)
(v. 11) Power of Spiritual Thinking - Buy Now and Pay Later (2008-05-04)
(v. 12) Followup - Heart Issues (2011-01-20)
(v. 12) Power of Spiritual Thinking - Buy Now and Pay Later (2008-05-04)
(v. 12) Fear of Failure - No Discipline Seems Pleasant (2012-02-28)
(v. 13) Fear of Failure - No Discipline Seems Pleasant (2012-02-28)
(v. 13) Power of Spiritual Thinking - Buy Now and Pay Later (2008-05-04)
(v. 14) Power of Spiritual Thinking - Buy Now and Pay Later (2008-05-04)
(v. 14) One Another - Forgiving One Another (part 2) (2010-02-26)