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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: for whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. Paul reminds you that, in your wrestling, you may have to endure a still sterner struggle: “Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. Your battles have been nothing yet; ye think yourselves martyrs. What have you done? What have you suffered? What have ye endured, compared with your Lord, compared with the saints of old?
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And ye have forgotten the exhortation,.... Or consolation, the consolatory word or doctrine, in Proverbs 3:11. This, by their conduct, the apostle feared they had forgotten, and therefore puts them in mind of it; or it may be read by way of question, "and have ye forgotten?", c. do not ye remember? it would be right to call it to mind: which...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: Neither think too little of it, nor too much of it — too little of it by despising it and not listening to the voice of the rod, nor too much of it by fainting when thou art...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: for whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. With doting parents it is not so: often him whom his mother loveth is allowed to do as he...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: for whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: Both these states are wrong, either to think nothing of chastisement or else to faint under it; we are not to fall into either evil, but to keep the golden mean between them.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. Here is another noble reason for patience. That same trial which, on the one hand, comes from...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth,.... All men are not the objects of God's love, only a special people, whom he has chosen in Christ; for whom he has given his Son, when they were sinners and enemies; whom he quickens and calls by his grace, justifies, pardons, and accepts in Christ; and whom he causes to love him; these he loves with an...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. Oh! what comfort there is here! Whenever we are under the scourging hand of God, how we ought to be cheered with the thought that this is a part of the heritage of the children. There are Elis who spoil their children. God is not one of them. He spares not the rod,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For whom the Lord loveth — The Greek word is a strong one, and means, “whom the Lord tenderly loveth — Heb_12:6. He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. Everyone does not receive the like measure of chastisement, and he that has the largest share of the love of God will feel the most of his chastising hand. Are you not willing to...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
If ye endure chastening,.... In faith, with patience, with courage and constancy, with humility and reverence: there are many things which may encourage and animate the saints to endure it in such a manner; as that it is but a chastening, and the chastening of a father; it should be considered from whence it comes, and for what ends; that it comes...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? God had one Son without sin, but he never had a son without suffering and the Son who was without sin was the “Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. You have not your Father’s love; you are not recognized as an honour-able member of his family.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But if ye be without chastisement,.... Or have no affliction: whereof all are partakers; that is, all the children of God; they are all alike children; they are all in a state of imperfection, and prone to sin; God has an impartial respect unto them: and though they are not all alike chastened, nor chastened at all times, yet none are exempted...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. He does not say, “then are ye alone.” He is speaking about those who profess to be the children of God, writing concerning those who claim to be members of the Lord’s family, and he stigmatizes with one of the most dreadful of names those who may...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. A man may neglect such a child as that, for he is not his legitimate child; and God does not care for professors, who, though they seem to be his children, are not his true sons, so they are pampered, indulged, and spoiled, and left to enjoy...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. If you are without chastisement, you may bear the name of sons, but you are not really so; you are mere professors.