Level 2—Hebrews Topical Study

Crucial Point: The Discipline of the Lord

Scripture: Heb. 12:3-13

Assigned Reading: Life-study of Hebrews, msgs. 51, 61-62

Supplemental Reading: CWWN, vol. 50, “Messages for Building Up New Believers (3),” ch. 41

Questions:

1. Is discipline a kind of punishment or is it different from punishment?
2. What is the significance of the phrase “the Father of spirits” in Heb. 12:9 in its context?
3. Why does God discipline His sons?
4. What does it mean for discipline to yield the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been exercised by it?

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