Proof of His Love
Selected Scriptures
1 John 1:3 (NIV)
“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.”
Hebrews 12:5-11 (NLT)
And have you forgotten the encouraging words God spoke to you as his children? He said, “My child, don’t make light of the Lord’s discipline, and don’t give up when he corrects you. For the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes each one he accepts as his child.” As you endure this divine discipline, remember that God is treating you as his own children. Who ever heard of a child who is never disciplined by its father? If God doesn’t discipline you as he does all of his children, it means that you are illegitimate and are not really his children at all. Since we respected our earthly fathers who disciplined us, shouldn’t we submit even more to the discipline of the Father of our spirits, and live forever? For our earthly fathers disciplined us for a few years, doing the best they knew how. But God’s discipline is always good for us, so that we might share in his holiness. No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening—it’s painful! But afterward, there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way.
Paideuo in the Bible means “to discipline” and is used in the context of a parent guiding, training, or correcting a child or the instruction of a student.
If You're Never Corrected... How Will You Learn?
Proverbs 22:6 (NKJV)
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
1 Samuel 2:12, 17 (NIV)
Eli’s sons were scoundrels; they had no regard for the Lord. This sin of the young men was very great in the Lord’s sight, for they were treating the Lord’s offering with contempt.
2 Samuel 13:21 (NRSV)
When King David heard of all these things, he became very angry, but he would not punish his son Amnon, because he loved him, for he was his firstborn.
If It's Easy To Commit... Make It Easy To Submit
To voluntarily take a position where you put your trust in someone else and heed their leadership.
Matthew 4:20 (NKJV)
They immediately left their nets and followed Him.
If It's Painful... It's Gonna Be Fruitful
Hebrews 12:10-11 (NLT)
For our earthly fathers disciplined us for a few years, doing the best they knew how. But God’s discipline is always good for us, so that we might share in his holiness. No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening—it’s painful! But afterward, there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way.
