SPANKING OK?
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS: (Is Spanking For Today ?)
You must answer this question for yourself, and decide WHOM you will obey! My opinions
may be offbase, but the WORD OF GOD means EXACTLY what it says!.
(1) Isn't the saying of "spare the rod and spoil the child" a
barbaric concept, which encourages child abuse?
PROVERBS CHAPTER 13:24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but
he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
As usual, society has it BACKWARDS! The bible states that those who
DO NOT spank their children are acting out a form of HATE toward
them, and those who DO so are the ones who really LOVE them.
(2) Should a spanking ever be of an intensity to leave MARKS on a
child?
PROVERBS CHAPTER 20:30 The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil:
so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
Children who are spanked with the palm of your hand while they are
still toddlers, will rarely grow into children who require stern
forms of correction as teens, and pre-teens. Older children who are
raised without meaningful correction may require the administration
of stronger discipline measures. (NOT ABUSE)
(3) Why spank children, when there are so many other forms of
discipline that work? Does not using violence, teach children to
use violence to achieve their goals?
PROVERBS CHAPTER 22:15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a
child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
This verse is God speaking to parents, HE SAYS that the rod of
correction WILL WORK. True violence, is WITHHOLDING punishment from
unruly youth. (who grow up to kill & destroy using violence)
(4) Is not the question of using corporeal punishment up to the
parents?
PROVERBS CHAPTER 23:13 Withhold not correction from the child: for
if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
verse 14: Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his
soul from hell.
NO, you do not have the right to withhold meaningful correction
from your children! Note, God says "THOU SHALT", there is no OPTION
implied here. If you ignore this COMMANDMENT from God, you are
buying your children a first-class ticket to HELL. (also notice
that the discipline must not be brutal, causing serious injury
or death)
(5) Don't you know many parents who are (or should be) ASHAMED to
be in public, with their children?
PROVERBS CHAPTER 29:15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child
left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
Spanking children is not a CURE ALL for unruly youth, but it should
be one of the "tools" a parent can use in their discipline program.
(6) Do not the "professionals" in child-rearing say that "time-
outs" and other non-violent forms of punishment work better?
JEREMIAH CHAPTER 13:25 This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures
from me, saith the Lord; because thou hast forgotten me, and
trusted in falsehood.
(7) Should we not trust in SCIENCE?
FIRST BOOK OF TIMOTHY CHAPTER 6:20 O Timothy, keep that which is
committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and
oppositions of science falsely so called:
True science is fine, but we put the theories of man ABOVE the word
of God. Our sick society, is the harvest we reap for trusting in
infidels to guide us along the path of life.
(8) Are not the scriptures regarding the ROD OF CORRECTION from
the OLD TESTAMENT, and meant for a different age and time?
MALACHI CHAPTER 3:6 For I am the Lord, I change not...
We may change, and our ideas may change, but God does not change
His concepts to suit the trends and times we live in.
(9) Are there not laws against spanking children?
BOOK OF ACTS OF THE APOSTLES CHAPTER 5:29 Then Peter and the other
apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
In the United States, parents have the right to determine how they
discipline children. A supreme court judge in Mississippi ruled in
one case, that a step-father was using proper discipline when he
whipped two step-children with a belt EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE BLACK
& BLUE MARKS made on the buttocks of the two boys. The simple truth
is, if you really love your children you will do what is right
concerning them. (even if you do go to jail for it)
(10) Should children REALLY be disciplined on a consistent basis?
BOOK OF HEBREWS CHAPTER 12:7 If ye endure chastening, God
dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father
chasteneth not?
verse 8: But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are
partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
This is STRONG, but it is not my words. If your children are
undisciplined and unruly, you are treating them VERY POORLY indeed!
(11) Is this talk of whipping children going too far? Is God really
as stern about such things, in our present age?
BOOK OF HEBREWS CHAPTER 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and
today, and for ever.
In the old testament, children could be PUT TO DEATH for CURSING
their parents! (see Exodus 21:17) This is SERIOUS business, and we
need to be sure we make the discipline of our children an important
factor in their upbringing. We may have toned things down regarding
rebellious youth, but God is holding US responsible for their
actions. Are you part of the remedy, or part of the problem???
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