t thinking that you are protecting them from eternal damnation and telling them that?
2007-07-14 14:07:17 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If you are asking if I would use my religious convictions as a justification for child abuse then the answer is "No!". If you are referring to this proverb...
Proverbs 23:13 Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. 14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
...then you should understand that physical pain is often the most effective method of teaching an ignorant child the consequences of disobedience. You don't discipline a child in anger. You inform the child beforehand that disobedience will result in a spanking. Then when the child disobeys you confront them, get them to admit that they understood what was required of them and that they understood what the consequences would be if they disobeyed and administer a spanking so that they will realize that you say what you mean and mean what you say.
If a child has a habit of running out in the street without looking or of experimenting with the electrical outlets in your house by trying to insert metal objects into them and you have told them to stop and they won't listen then spanking is an appropriate corrective measure.
2007-07-14 14:22:57 · answer #1 · answered by Martin S 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Corporial punishment if it could avert a child from a life of sin . .. would be worth it . .. However there's some evidence that suggests that spanking of the nature you describe would only cause the child anger and not correct behavior. Some discipline is in order . .. a methodical spanking would probably work better than beating the kid with a board . .. The point is to correct the behavior and not to abuse the kid . . . you to see . .. I would prefer some other method of punishment that would correct the behavior without physical punishment if possible. .. time outs or taking away privaledges . .. rewarding the child for good behavior, and detering bad behaviors . .. but i'm not a child psychologist, and have never had children, being celibate. . .
-LOVE your neighbor as yourself.
Amen.
2007-07-14 14:34:49 · answer #2 · answered by jesusfreakstreet 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would never spank a child. It is wrong. Eternal damnation is something when they reach the age of accountability they can decide on their own.
2007-07-22 11:25:23 · answer #3 · answered by gonecrazybacksooninky 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do believe in The Christ and God. I do not believe in eternal damnation. I do think we have to learn from what we have done to hurt others, but that's a long story. Yes I did spank my children when they were young. It wasn't to save them from eternal damnation, it was to save them from: cars, electricity, drowning....etc.
Blessed Be
2007-07-22 08:46:23 · answer #4 · answered by Linda B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have spanked my kids when they were little.... one or two swats on the behind at the most. i stood them in the corner sometimes. If they got into fights with each other i made them sit on the couch and hold hands.(lol) when they were older we had a few moments of intense fellowship also. I took car keys privileges away. the mowed yard cleaned house and done extra chores. grounded them from things they liked . for up to a week.
My children are fine upstanding parents and adults. they all walk with the lord and do what is right when no one is looking. no drugs , they work volunteer, my son coaches ball has his own successful business.
They know Jesus as their best friend and savior. When they talk to God it is like talking to their best friends.
Dr Dodson helped me a lot.
I know that you are sincere . I feel that
You are teaching them to associate God with punishment
I obey God because I love him and want to please him.
Not because that I am afraid of him.
I don't believe in beating a child in the name of God.
A good book that I enjoyed and helped me to understand God and made me a better parent. Was healing for the damaged emotions by David Seaman........
I am a trophy of God's grace
Joyce Meyers is a great teacher she has helped me grow in the lord! God is good all the time............. God bless
The anchor still holds
2007-07-22 14:00:27 · answer #5 · answered by tennessee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eternal damnation, no. Temporary damnation, yes. And if I ever have kids, there is no way I'm raising my hand to them. There are other ways to discipline than violence.
2007-07-22 10:02:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do believe in eternal damnation, and I have never spanked one of my children with anything but a hand.
And it did hurt me more than it hurt them.
grace2u
2007-07-14 14:12:01 · answer #7 · answered by Theophilus 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Spank them? We are free from sin. The only rule that matters is love. What do you think freedom is?
2007-07-14 14:11:11 · answer #8 · answered by Charlie 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't have any belief in a divine spirit. I never spanked my child. What's your point?
2007-07-14 14:11:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes--violence is the only way into heaven.
2007-07-14 14:10:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋