Anybody can worship Santa Claus. But hanging in there with God in the midst of intense suffering, as Christ hung on the cross, magnifies the worth of God as the one who sustains us. God’s goal in suffering, therefore, is to teach us that in life and in death, as in all eternity, He Himself is all we ultimately need.
Scott Hafemann

REPROOF

REPROOF

REPROOF

  1. God gives reproof to his own children # 2Sa 7:14 Job 5:17 Ps 94:12 119:67,71,75 Heb 12:6,7
  2. God gives, to the wicked # Ps 50:21 Isa 51:20
  3. Christ sent to give # Isa 2:4 11:3
  4. The Holy Spirit gives # Joh 16:7,8
  5. Christ gives, in love # Re 3:19
  6. ON ACCOUNT OF 6a) Impenitence

    # Mt 11:20-24

6b) Not understanding # Mt 16:9,11 Mr 7:18 Lu 24:25 Joh 8:43 13:7,8 6c) Hardness of heart # Mr 8:17 16:14 6d) Fearfulness # Mr 4:40 Lu 24:37,38 6e) Unbelief # Mt 17:17,20 Mr 16:14 6f) Vain boasting # Lu 22:34 6g) Hypocrisy # Mt 15:7 23:13 6h) Reviling Christ # Lu 23:40 6i) Unruly conduct # 1Th 5:14 6j) Oppressing out brethren # Ne 5:7 6k) Sinful practices # Mt 21:13 Lu 3:19 Joh 2:16 7) The Scriptures are profitable for # Ps 19:7-11 2Ti 3:16 8) WHEN FROM GOD 8a) Is for correction # Ps 39:11 8b) Is despised by the wicked # Pr 1:30 8c) Should not discourage saints # Heb 12:5 8d) Pray that it be not be in anger # Ps 6:1 8e) Should be accompanied by exhortation to repentance # 1Sa 12:20-25 9) DECLARED TO BE 9a) Better than secret love # Pr 27:5 9b) Better than the praise of fools # Ec 7:5 9c) An excellent oil # Ps 141:5 9d) More profitable to saints, than stripes to a fool # Pr 17:10 10) A proof of faithful friendship # Pr 27:6 11) LEADS TO 11a) Understanding # Pr 15:32 11b) Knowledge # Pr 19:25 11c) Wisdom # Pr 15:31 29:15 11d) Honour # Pr 13:18 11e) Happiness # Pr 6:23 12) Eventually brings more respect than flattery # Pr 28:23 13) Of those who offend, a warning to others # Le 19:17 Ac 5:3,4,9 1Ti 5:20 Tit 1:10,13 14) Hypocrites not qualified to give # Mt 7:5 15) Ministers are sent to give # Jer 44:4 Eze 3:17 16) Ministers are empowered to give # Mic 3:8 17) MINISTERS SHOULD GIVE 17a) Openly # 1Ti 5:20 17b) Fearlessly # Eze 2:3-7 17c) With all authority # Tit 2:15 17d) With longsuffering &c # 2Ti 4:2 17e) Unreservedly # Isa 58:1 17f) Sharply, if necessary # Tit 1:13 17g) With Christian love # 2Th 3:15 18) They who give, are hated by scorners # Pr 9:8 15:12 19) Hatred of, a proof of brutishness # Pr 12:1 20) Hatred of, leads to destruction # Pr 15:10 29:1 21) Contempt of, leads to remorse # Pr 5:12 22) Rejection of, leads to error # Pr 10:17 23) SAINTS SHOULD 23a) Give # Le 19:17 Eph 5:11 23b) Give no occasion for # Php 2:15 23c) Receive kindly # Ps 141:5 23d) Love those who give # Pr 9:8 23e) Delight in those who give # Pr 24:25 24) Attention to a proof of prudence # Pr 15:5 25) Exemplified 25a) Samuel # 1Sa 13:13 25b) Nathan # 2Sa 12:7-9 25c) Ahijah # 1Ki 14:7-11 25d) Elijah # 1Ki 21:20 25e) Elisha # 2Ki 5:26 25f) Joab # 1Ch 21:3 25g) Shemaiah # 2Ch 12:5 25h) Hanani # 2Ch 16:7 25i) Zechariah # 2Ch 24:20 25j) Daniel # Da 5:22,23 25k) John the Baptist # Mt 3:7 Lu 3:19 25l) Stephen # Ac 7:51 25m) Peter # Ac 8:20 25n) Paul # 1Co 1:10-13 5:1-5 6:1-8 11:17-22 Ga 2:11