HOW TO DISCIPLINE CHILDREN WITHOUT ABUSING THEM/ SOME OF US SHOULD HAVE BEEN SPANKED AS A CHILD- He who spares his rod (of discipline) hates his son, but he who loves him diligently disciplines and punishes him early. Proverbs 13:24 - Discipline of children should begin at an early age, whenever a child begins to defy the parent. Remember the old saying, “He who spares the rod, spoils the child.” Notice that the Bible says that all children have foolishness in their hearts. The Bible definition of a fool means one who is a rebel, so this is saying that all children have rebellion in them and when it surfaces, it is our duty as parents to drive it out of them. We are to do this by punishing them with a whack on the buttocks with a small reed-like rod. This rod could be a switch from a fruit tree branch or a willow tree branch or a small wooden spoon. It is not to be a large heavy rod or anything that would cause permanent physical damage. The purpose of a spanking is not to cause any lasting bodily harm, but to cause spiritual correction. A spanking should be swift and cause short lived pain that makes a point. That point is that the small pain they feel now will prevent them from feeling great pain by the act they are committing, which could cause them loss of their lives in some cases. (For instance, if a child tries to run across the street, they could be run over and killed.) Speaking The Truth In Love!
Posted on: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 17:01:22 +0000
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