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What Does the Bible Say About Spanking Children?

Proverbs 13:24(KJV): "He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes."

Proverbs 13:24(AMP): "He who spares his rod (of discipline) hates his son, but he who loves him diligently disciplines and punishes him early."

The practical wisdom found in these verses in the book of Proverbs covers the subject of child rearing and corporal punishment. Children who are not properly disciplined, are among the most miserable of children. Unruly and spoiled children are not the blessings that the Bible says they should be to parents. When a child is given no boundaries, they feel lost. If they have been given boundaries, yet those boundaries are not maintained, it causes great harm to a child, as they will not only be in dangerous territory, they will also lose respect for authority. This is where we find so many of the children and youth of today. They are rebels, who not only disrespect authority, but openly defy all authority figures such as teachers, policemen, clergy, and their own parents. The blame rests upon the parents of these children, if they have not heeded the advice given in this and other verses found in Proverbs.

This brings us to the subject of how we should discipline a child who disobeys the rules. There has been much debate on the subject of corporal punishment (the spanking of a child). Corporal punishment simply means bodily punishment while the definition of spank in Webster's Dictionary is: 1.) to strike with something flat, as the open hand, especially on the buttocks, as in punishment. 2.) to move along swiftly or smartly, a smack given in spanking. This is what the Bible says about spanking:

Proverbs 22:15: "Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him."

Proverbs 23:13-14: "Withold not discipline from the child, for if you strike and punish him with the (reed-like) rod, he will not die. Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell."

First of all, discipline of children should begin at an early age, whenever a child begins to defy the parent. Remember the old saying, "He who spares the rod, spoils the child." Notice that the Bible says that all children have foolishness in their hearts. The Bible definition of a fool means one who is a rebel, so this is saying that all children have rebellion in them and when it surfaces, it is our duty as parents to drive it out of them. We are to do this by punishing them with a whack on the buttocks with a small reed-like rod. This rod could be a switch from a fruit tree branch or a willow tree branch or a small wooden spoon. It is not to be a large heavy rod or anything that would cause permanent physical damage. The purpose of a spanking is not to cause any lasting bodily harm, but to cause spiritual correction. A spanking should be swift and cause short lived pain that makes a point. That point is that the small pain they feel now will prevent them from feeling great pain by the act they are committing, which could cause them loss of their lives in some cases. (For instance, if a child tries to run across the street, they could be run over and killed.)

Some people say that all spanking is child abuse, but this is totally wrong. The real abuse to the child is not to spank them when they need correction. Of course, some parents, who themselves are out of control, can abuse their children by beating them in angry rages. This is child abuse, however, it does not justify doing away with spanking children if it is done properly, and for the right reasons. Parents who beat their children, need help themselves. They are sinful people and they not only will abuse their children by beating them, but will hurt them in other ways as well. Many times, these same children are left to go hungry and uncared for. They have no love. These kind of homes need the love of Christ so that the whole family can be healed. We are not to spank our children with uncontrolled anger, and thus hand out unjust punishment.

Proverbs 19:18(AMP): "Discipline your son while there is hope, but do not (indulge your angry resentments by undue chastisements and) set yourself to his ruin."

Proverbs 22:6: "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."

Godly discipline will keep children from being dysfunctional later in life. We are told as Christian parents to train our children in the ways of the Lord and when he grows up, he will not depart from that training. Notice it says "train" not "teach." Many parents teach their children right from wrong, but have failed to "train" them to obey. Spanking is part of the training. Many parents yell and threaten their children, but never follow through with the proper punishment and therefore their children get their own way. A disciplined child will bring great delight to parents, while the child left alone will bring shame to the home.

Proverbs 29:15 &17(AMP):

15 The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left undisciplined brings his mother to shame. 17 Correct your son, and he will give you rest; yes, he will give delight to your heart.

Ephesians 6:1-4:

1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 2 Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; 3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. 4 And, ye fathers, provoke

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And that is not even going into the other examples of christian parenting in the Bible.

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Did this article line up more on your belief?

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Man said his son was the devil
George O'Hara said he killed the 8-year-old for calling him names, a prosecutor said.
By Jacqueline Soteropoulos
Inquirer Staff Writer

A Southwest Philadelphia man told detectives that he stabbed his 8-
year-old son more than 100 times in April and killed him because the child called him names.

George O'Hara, 33, also told investigators he believed his child, Rory O'Hara, was the devil, according to testimony yesterday at a preliminary hearing in Municipal Court.

"I was walking with him, and he started to call me names - all kinds of names. I started to rough him up, then I started to cut him up," O'Hara told detectives, Assistant District Attorney Jodi Lobel said.

"The guy was giving me problems. That is why I kill him. Sir, what if he really is the devil?" O'Hara asked homicide detectives, Lobel said.

"Do you believe that your son is the devil?" Police Detective Raleigh Witcher Jr. asked.

"Yes," responded O'Hara, whose shoes, pants and sweater were soaked in his son's blood during police questioning after his arrest, according to investigators.

"He is a devil. Don't tell anybody. That is between me and you. But he is a devil," O'Hara said, according to Lobel.

According to autopsy results, Rory sustained 64 wounds from more than 100 stabs with a folding pocket knife, Lobel said.

The child's rib cage, spine, lungs and heart were penetrated and his trachea was severed during the April 27 attack. His body was found in a rear alley in the 5900 block of Chester Avenue in Kingsessing, about a block from his father's Redfield Street home.

Rory's mother had brought the child from Baltimore to visit his father.

Yesterday, at the conclusion of the preliminary hearing, Judge Seamus P. McCaffery ordered O'Hara to stand trial on charges of murder and weapons possession. O'Hara is scheduled to be arraigned July 24.

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According to autopsy results, Rory sustained 64 wounds from more than 100 stabs with a folding pocket knife, Lobel said.

The child's rib cage, spine, lungs and heart were penetrated and his trachea was severed during the April 27 attack. His body was found in a rear alley in the 5900 block of Chester Avenue in Kingsessing, about a block from his father's Redfield Street hom

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According to autopsy results, Rory sustained 64 wounds from more than 100 stabs with a folding pocket knife, Lobel said.

The child's rib cage, spine, lungs and heart were penetrated and his trachea was severed during the April 27 attack. His body was found in a rear alley in the 5900 block of Chester Avenue in Kingsessing, about a block from his father's Redfield Street hom

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Put the father on a saline drip, coat him with honey, and feed him to motherfucking ants.

Disgusting excuse for a human being.

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According to autopsy results, Rory sustained 64 wounds from more than 100 stabs with a folding pocket knife, Lobel said.

The child's rib cage, spine, lungs and heart were penetrated and his trachea was severed during the April 27 attack. His body was found in a rear alley in the 5900 block of Chester Avenue in Kingsessing, about a block from his father's Redfield Street hom

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Put the father on a saline drip, coat him with honey, and feed him to motherfucking ants.

Disgusting excuse for a human being.

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AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas police on Tuesday sought a Baptist pastor and his twin brother on charges they used a tree branch to beat an 11-year-old boy nearly to death for misbehaving in a Bible class.
Investigators sought Joshua Thompson, 23, and his twin brother Caleb Thompson for the July 3 incident, which left the Louie Guerrero in intensive care for four days after broken blood vessels caused his kidneys to fail, court records say.

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The Bible is a parent's best friend. The principles of child-rearing sprinkled throughout the Bible are time-tested and true. They are quite literally heaven-sent. And one more thing I know—it is high time we who are parents begin to take parenthood seriously. May we use both the good sense and the Good Book which God has given us as we ‘bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord' (Ephesians 6:4) (Key, 1992a, p. 2).

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