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Chastening
By Rev.
Kenneth E. Hagin
"That he might sanctify and cleanse the church with the washing of water
by the word" (Eph. 5:26).
"You've forgotten," someone said to me.
"What did I forget?"
"In the Book of Hebrews it says, 'Whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth'"
(Heb. 12:6).
"No, I didn't forget. That verse is still in there. But it doesn't say,
'Whom the Lord loveth He makes sick.'"
People put their own interpretation on verses. "Chasten" in the Greek
means to child train, to educate. You train your children. You send them
to school.
But did you ever tell the teacher, "If Johnny doesn't do right, knock
his eye out," or "If Johnny is disobedient, break his leg," or "Give him
cancer." No! That isn't the way you discipline or train a child! And
that's not the way God does it either!
Confession: I am trained by the Word and the Spirit of God. I am
educated by the Word and the Spirit of God. I am disciplined by the Word
and the Spirit of God. With the washing of water by the Word, I am
cleansed!
(Taken by permission from
RHEMA Bible Church , aka Kenneth Hagin Ministries , Tulsa , OK , USA.
www.rhema.org )
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