I will be leaving this thread.
Final thoughts on Biblical basis for discipline:
The Bible does NOT give ANY explicit guidelines on how to spank; so lack of specific support for my method is meaningless.
The Bible clearly teaches that spanking is God's recommended method.
The only guidance the Bible gives on how to spank is the way God disciplines Israel, His children, in OT times.
As demonstrated in a previous post, God uses both pain and embarrassment when He disciplines a nation including Israel and Judah.
Jesus suffered pain and embarrassment when he paid for our sins.
Since modern Psychological teaching has removed corporal punishment in the schools, both academic performance and student behavior have declined to the point that most public schools are not fit for christian children to attend.
You cannot name one Scripture that says spanking should NOT include pain and embarrassment.
Oh yeah?
Remember what Jesus said about "offending" a child it is written...Matthew Chapter 18 verses 1 -6 (KJV) " At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus ,saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
And Jesus called a little child unto him,and set him in the midst of them,And said ,Verily I say unto you,Except ye be converted,and become as little children ,ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child,the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me,it were better for him that a mill stone were hanged about his neck,and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea."
And so there you have it "you do not offend children" as you have done,so you have "not disciplined" you have "trespassed against your child" and are giving "untrue advice" I pray this same child didn't believe your flat out "abominable method" and you should stop "promoting" your "abominable sin" as "proper discipline".
