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Hebrews 12:8

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But if you are without discipline, of which all have been made partakers, then you are illegitimate, and not children.

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  • Is the Christian yoke easy?

    Matthew 11:28-30 has Jesus offering rest to the weary — his yoke is easy (chrestos) and his burden is light (elaphron). John 16:33, 2 Timothy 3:12, and Hebrews 12:6, 8 give the opposite framing: in the world believers will have tribulation, all who live godly will suffer persecution, and those without chastisement are bastards rather than legitimate sons.

    Critical scholarship: Leans toward reconciliation.

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