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 "question": "What are the three stages of God’s discipline?",
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  "What are the steps God takes to correct His children when they disobey Him?",
  "How does God discipline believers in increasingly severe ways to help them turn back to Him?",
  "What are the three levels of punishment God uses to get His people to repent and change their ways?"
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