The Breaking Point
“ 4 You have not yet struggled to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin; 5 and you have forgotten the divine word of encouragement which is addressed to you as sons," “My son, do not make light of the discipline of the Lord, a nd do not lose heart and give up when you are corrected by Him; 6 For the Lord disciplines and corrects those whom He loves, a nd He punishes every son whom He receives and welcomes [to His heart].” 7 You must submit to [correction for the purpose of ] discipline; God is dealing with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? 8 Now if you are exempt from correction and without discipline, in which all [of God’s children] share, then you are illegitimate children and not sons [at all]. 9 Moreover, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we submitted and respected them [for training us]; shall we not much more willingly submit to the Father of spirits, and live [by learn