<p>12:7 <em>Endure your sufferings as a father&rsquo;s chastening; it shows how God deals with you as with sons. For what son is there whom his father does not chastise?</em>- As noted on :6, the Lord's sufferings are to be ours. The Father's chastening of Him was not in the sense of correcting error, but in order to stimulate His spiritual growth. And so it is with our sufferings; they can of course be for correction, but there is no direct link between sin and suffering in the immediate term. The fact we experience sufferings which can be related to those of God's Son shows that we are indeed His children. And we can thereby take comfort that we are God's children.</p>