“My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of His correction: For whom the LORD loveth He correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.” (Proverbs 3:12)
Earthly fathers who truly love their children will correct them. The writer of Hebrews went so far as to say a child without correction and chastisement could even question if he is loved and perhaps if he is even legitimate. That’s pretty strong.
The same is true for a professing Christian. It is not the person who is not a child of God that receives the chastening hand of God and His correction. It is the beloved one, the one whom He loves as His child and will spend eternity with who receives correction.
If you can continue in sin and not be corrected you should check your relationship to God to see if you are one of His. If you are not a child of God by faith in Jesus Christ you can correct that now by turning away from your sin and turning in faith to Christ.
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