God chastises those he loves

Answer 1

Hebrews 12:6 (King James Version)6For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. Hebrews 12:6 (New Living Translation)

6 For the Lord disciplines those he loves,

and he punishes each one he accepts as his child.

Hebrews 12:6 (New King James Version)6 For whom the LORD loves He chastens,

And scourges every son whom He receives.

(thought id post the scripture in a few different versions, however the closest one we have to the Hebrew and Greek is the King James Version).

Now its clear from this scripture, that the answer to your question is yes (i dont know what this person above me is talking about.)

Yes God Loves us, but you have to understand that Gods love is different than the love that people know. God's Love is chaste Love (its called this in the Old Testament) and it has two distinct sides to it: one side is long-suffering and merciful love (what this person is fixated on) and the other side is a strict, firm, and disciplinary love.

*The Way of Agape- Chuck and Nancy Missler* Explains this topic pretty well, which is where i got a lot of my information from and here (see Related Links) is a link to everything i am posting with much more information.

Hebrews 12:7 : as you endure this divine discipline, remember that God is treating you as his own children

12:8 : 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.

(In other words if God did not discipline you then he would not be a true Father, teaching you and helping you to grow.)

This does not mean that God will throw things in your path, the world and Satan does that, but it does mean that God will not necessarily fix everything for you, yes he can perform miracles and heal and anything else in his will. God will be with you every step of the way through everything the world will throw at you, and he will not let you get into anything where there isn't a way out. Through our discipline we grow in faith, in confidence, in trust in God, sin loses its grip on us, we are no longer of this world, but for the things of the Father.

Answer 2

In Christianity, chastisement from God is seen as a form of discipline aimed at helping believers grow in faith and character. The belief is that God's chastisement demonstrates his love and desire for his followers to mature in their spiritual journey. This teaching is often based on verses like Proverbs 3:12 and Hebrews 12:6.