Pictured to the left is a copy of a version of the Holy Bible, known as the REVISED STANDARD VERSION ( RSV ). Hebrews 12:3-8 read as follows:
"3 Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or faint-hearted. 4 In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. 5 And have you forgotten the exhortation which addresses you as sons?- 'My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor lose courage when you are punished by him. 6 For the Lord disciplines him whom he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives.' 7 It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? 8 If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons."
Considering verses three and seven together, it is for discipline that we, as Christians ( see Acts 11:26, for example ), endure hostility from sinners against ourselves: the heavenly Father ( see Matthew 5:9, 16; 6:9, 14, for example ) is treating us as sons in this regard.
Moreover, James, the half-brother of Jesus, wrote the following in ( 1:2, 3 ): "2 Count it all joy, my brethren, when you meet various trials, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness." Our faith is being tested ( see also Jeremiah 20:12, for example; ESV, for example ) when we experience such hostility, and we will become better Christians as a result. Please click on the "Full Screen" symbol, at the lower right corner of the image below, to read today's bulletin regarding discipline, for example:
Also, please read the Holy Bible ( which is God's word - see Luke 8:19-21 ( especially verse 21, for example ); 11:27, 28 ( especially verse 28, for example ); and Revelation 1:1-8 ( especially verse 3, for example ), for example ). If you have any questions about the Holy Bible, you can contact me by e-mail at:
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