"Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged." Colossians 3:21. Could this include favoritism and abusive punishment ?
2007-12-19 04:06:09 · 8 answers · asked by Grandma 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Depending on the punishment, and why they are being punished.But favoritism does provoke anger in children.
2007-12-19 04:11:05 · answer #1 · answered by madwolf469 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some parents provoke their children. This is wrong. I also think God is teaching here somthing about respect. Like asking your kid to write out bible verses 100 times as punishment. I've heard of this unfortunately.
That could exasperate them or discourage them. Favoritism is somthing in itself. Abusive punishment by its nature is not love. And I think to associate it with Pauls teaching here in Colossians is a great application.
2007-12-19 12:42:25 · answer #2 · answered by Ray 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that would include favoritism and ABUSIVE punishment.
However, there is nothing wrong with punishment if it's not abusive. Punishment is fine if the child understands what they've done wrong, and the punishment isn't crossing that line of physical, mental or emotional abuse.
Please don't take the bible literally. All religious articles have good life lessons in them and wonderful teachings, but I believe many of them lead you in the right direction, but they don't have to be taken literally.
But if you take it literally and never punish children....wowoowooww....you'd have a real devil running around. :)
2007-12-19 12:16:49 · answer #3 · answered by BlueBlue 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes, there is also another version of the scripture that states it as
"fathers, do not exasperate your children lest they become angry and discouraged"
one example would be
"johnny, hurry up and get ready for school, make sure you put on your grey pants, and don't forget your shoes!" now the child comes down to breakfast "hurry up and eat, come on we got to go...etc etc"
or like my husband, who has a hugh habit of leaving things upstairs when he is leaving for work, and so because he is the parent, and our daughter the child, he'll ask her to run up and get it.....I put a stop to that though when I showed him this passage and what it meant.
it simply means treat your children with love and care, and discipline to, but don't go to far. :)
2007-12-19 12:31:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Christians don't condone favoritism and abusive punishment.
2007-12-19 12:10:19 · answer #5 · answered by kat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-12-19 12:08:51 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Course.
2007-12-19 12:11:40 · answer #7 · answered by Cheryl d 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course!
2007-12-19 12:13:51 · answer #8 · answered by Elf Owl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋