Guarding Against Bitterness

Responding Appropriately to Chastisement (Hebrews 12:12–17) Find the first and second part in this series here. Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled. (Heb. 12:15) In Hebrews 12, the writer under divine inspiration teaches us the right response to God’s chastisement. He does so by identifying some of the wrong responses to God’s chastisement. The first warning is against discouragement:...