“For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.”
The writer of Hebrews was addressing a community under real pressure — people considering whether the cost of following Christ was worth it. He uses the language of athletic training: the coach's discipline hurts in the moment, but it produces something no comfort ever could.
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