Verses 4-11
2. The proper view of trials 12:4-11
The writer put his readers’ sufferings in perspective so they might not overestimate the difficulty they faced in remaining faithful to God.
"Suffering comes to all; it is part of life, but it is not easy to bear. Yet it is not quite so bad when it can be seen as meaningful. . . . The writer points out the importance of discipline and proceeds to show that for Christians suffering is rightly understood only when seen as God’s fatherly discipline, correcting and directing us. Suffering is evidence, not that God does not love us, but that he does." [Note: Morris, p. 136.]
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