THE TRUTH: The Chastening of God

___ Things Happen in Life.

First we must realize that not __the bad things that happen in life are due to God responding to a sinful choice that we made.

Bad

all

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We live in a ______ world.

Sometimes we experience awful things simply because we live in a world that is falling apart, and we live in a world surrounded by other sinners.

broken

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We are in a spiritual ______.

We live in the middle of an epic battle of good versus evil.

warfare

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God’s chastening of our ___.

God is a loving Father that refuses to allow His children to just live sinfully. (Proverbs 3:11-12.)

sin

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The ______ of Discipline (Hebrews 12:11)

Discipline makes sin ___ desirable.

Chastening _______ us.

Purpose

less

perfects

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What chastening ____ like (Galatians 6:7)

A person convicted of ______ does not get the same penalty as a person caught going five miles over the speed limit.

looks

murder

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______ Consequences.

When you kick a wall in anger, you may break a toe.

Natural

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Varied Consequences

God’s discipline shows up in the lives of His children in a ______ of ways. Peter’s _____ of Christ- Luke 22:60-62

Jonah ______ from God’s clear command– Jonah 1:1-10

variety

denial

running

WORTH REPEATING

God’s loving punishment brings

your lasting perfection.