Subject: Suffering and God's providence |
Bible Note: Hi atdcross, Heb 12:10 For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He disciplines us for our good, so that we may share His holiness. Heb 12:11 All discipline for the 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. Persecution is the harsh treatment we receive from others because we follow Jesus. This discipline is what we receive from the hand of God our Father, to train us away from doing wrong. I don't know how this passage can be any more clear than it already is. He disciplines us. It seems sorrowful, but is for our betterment. Love in Christ, Mark |