Today in Bible study we talked about imitating God, our perfect parent. One of the passages we studied is the one in the post title. The question is, how can I be merciful to my children? The problem is, I feel guilty if I don’t discipline every time David or Bethel disobey. Is mercy simply [...]
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If you spank your children, take a minute to articulate exactly what the Bible says about corporal punishment. For starters: Spank for what offenses? How long? How hard? With what? Remember, Scripture must answer these questions. Okay, do you have your Scriptures? Now I’ve always heard (by people I respect) that you only for the [...]
Filed under: Discipleship
David (33 months) has started asking “why?” when I ask him to do something. Now, I am very sensitive to the need of children to understand why. I grew up in a home where why questions were not seen as rebellious, and I fully appreciate the rarity of this atmosphere in an independent fundamentalist family. [...]
Filed under: Communication and Meaning, Discipleship, Obedience
