4. None of you have yet been hurt in your battle against sin.
5. But you have forgotten that the Scriptures say to God's children,“When the Lord punishes you,don't make light of it,and when he corrects you,don't be discouraged.
6. The Lord corrects the peoplehe lovesand disciplines thosehe calls his own.”
7. Be patient when you are being corrected! This is how God treats his children. Don't all parents correct their children?
8. God corrects all his children, and if he doesn't correct you, then you don't really belong to him.
9. Our earthly fathers correct us, and we still respect them. Isn't it even better to be given true life by letting our spiritual Father correct us?
10. Our human fathers correct us for a short time, and they do it as they think best. But God corrects us for our own good, because he wants us to be holy, as he is.
11. It is never fun to be corrected. In fact, at the time it is always painful. But if we learn to obey by being corrected, we will do right and live at peace.
12. Now stand up straight! Stop your knees from shaking
13. and walk a straight path. Then lame people will be healed, instead of getting worse.
14. Try to live at peace with everyone! Live a clean life. If you don't, you will never see the Lord.
15. Make sure that no one misses out on God's wonderful kindness. Don't let anyone become bitter and cause trouble for the rest of you.
16. Watch out for immoral and ungodly people like Esau, who sold his future blessing for only one meal.