tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603359.post115526682388027548..comments2023-09-20T04:42:34.757-07:00Comments on presbyterian thoughts: To Spank or Not to SpankNPEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05876228480961585856noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603359.post-1155401800744720862006-08-12T09:56:00.000-07:002006-08-12T09:56:00.000-07:00I prefer to say "beat down," but that's just me.I prefer to say "beat down," but that's just me.Jonathan Moorheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03687367307942260277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603359.post-1155390529863827122006-08-12T06:48:00.000-07:002006-08-12T06:48:00.000-07:00Excellent stuff. I just saw this past week that Br...Excellent stuff. I just saw this past week that Bridge's Proberbs commentary is available for free online, but haven't gotten around to checking it out. Glad you put this up, now I've got more incentive to make that download.<BR/><BR/>I think your point about the purpose of discipline is dead-on. Fathers are shepherds, not cops, and should be seeking to train their children through discipline.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06229664869019275181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603359.post-1155353162964836412006-08-11T20:26:00.000-07:002006-08-11T20:26:00.000-07:00"Augustine mentions a living demonstration of the ..."Augustine mentions a living demonstration of the fall--the sight of an infant, before<BR/>it could speak, shewing an evident look of envy and passion towards another infant about<BR/>to share its nourishment."<BR/><BR/>-Wow, I get this haunting image of Jacob and Esau when I think about this. Even from the womb...<BR/><BR/>-On an etymological note, not how it's used today, there's something to the saying 'beating the hell out your children'. We are not to advocate abuse or exasperation of children.<BR/><BR/>-One thing that we've been 'beating' into our children is that we are to obey out of thankfulness to God for His salvation of us in Christ. Not fear of punishment. <BR/><BR/>-Discipline is assumed in discipleship. That means encouraging, promoting, putting on a pedestal when the child does what's right (and rewards too... candy's a good one). And when the child does what is not according to Scripture, is disobedient, sins, we are to apply the rod of correction appropriate to the nature of the offense. Without prayer and repentance on the child's part and without the parent's instruction, this is worthless. The child needs to realize that he's offended the LORD and sinned against the grace we have in Christ.<BR/><BR/>-Consistancy is imperative. If we don't do it, we're training up a hellion. We're then disciplining them to believe that God's word is a matter of preferrence, and really doesn't matter. We will disciple our children, that's not the matter at hand. Will we discipline in subjection to God's word or not? I'm going to do so and am doing so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com