chasten v
1: censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"
[syn: chastise,
castigate, objurgate, correct] 2:
restrain or temper [syn: moderate, temper] 3: correct
by punishment or discipline [syn: tame, subdue] From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] I was reading in Hebrews 12 and it occurred to me that "chastening" as in "the chastening of the Lord" is not
about God providing events to do the work of slapping his children around and
getting them to walk a tight line. Rather, "chastening" is more rooted in
Romans 8:28 and the revelation that God works all things for the
good. Stuff happens. God uses it to teach
lessons. The storms in the Look to Hebrews 12:3. This passage on "chantening" begins with chastening of Christ at the hands of
sinners. God did not author this event -- He used
it ------- for the good of His eternal Son and for us
all. When bad things happens, it is our call --
per passages such as Heb
12 - to look for the benefit as we partner with a loving
heavenly Father. "Chastening"
is not the bad that comes our way but what we make of that bad
circumstance. When we learn this lesson, we begin to be partakers of His holiness
(12:10). If there is a lesson in those storms on the Just a thought. JD |
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