Hebrews Chapter Twelve Verses 7-13

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HEBREWS CHAPTER TWELVE VS 7-13 (USING KJ TEXT, STUDY BOOK WILL REFERENCE A DIFFERENT VERSION FOR READING)
Heb 12:7  If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? 
Heb 12:8  But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. 
Heb 12:9  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 the Father of spirits, and live? 
Heb 12:10  For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. 
Heb 12:11  Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby. 
Heb 12:12  Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees; 
Heb 12:13  And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed. 

Main Point: The writer argues the merit of being a child of God and being disciplined by Him. If we respect it from our earthly parents, how much more from Him?
4. How should we look at our discipline? In this text, suffering for the name of Christ is the discipline. In comparison, we accept the discipline of our fathers and respected them for it ultimately. How much more important is it that God takes the time to mold us and show us he way to righteousness?

5. What is the result of God’s discipline? The above KJ says of earthly parents "they disciplined as they pleased", signifying that these were mere men who do not carry the absolute righteousness of God. Sometimes, their discipline was not necessarily for our good, but for their own purpose. Yet with that, we still respected them.  God’s discipline is for our “profit” ALWAYS. Profit in the Greek meaning “bear together”…to “participate in HIS holiness. This is not God being a control freak and walking away. It is Him drawing us near, and molding us so that we may BE WITH HIM.

6. What is the encouragement in verses 12-13? This is an edification for a people that have been persecuted in various ways (though not through blood yet). It is yet another call as seen in chapter ten. It is an extension of the beginning of the chapter to be fit to run the race. It is an extension of chapter eleven to remember that faith is not a victim of circumstance or emotion. It rises above these things and looks to the future….again Christians are pilgrims.
Additional:
How does the Christian “make straight his paths”?
How does the Christian maintain faith in the face of adversity?

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