Elis children grew to become wayward and God held him accountable for not being firm enough with them. Conversely, God did not hesitate to bless Abraham because He was confident that the patriarch would command his children and household to keep His laws. The second law of thermodynamics says everything left to itself tends to disorder. In the same vein, any child not strictly cautioned to behave properly will ultimately become spoilt I know using the rod on children is now considered child abuse in this generation, you must know that there is a difference between correcting a child in love and abusing a child.
“He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. Proverbs 13:24”
This story was told by my mentor. "In the school I attended in my village, there were children from both affluent and poor homes. One day, a child from an affluent home committed a misdemeanour, and a teacher meted out corporal punishment to him. This was an approved medium of discipline in the school but the boy reported to his father who came to school the next day and beat up our teacher. Our teacher reported the assault to the local police, the rich man had been there earlier to bribe them, so the police did not act on the report. Our teacher, frustrated and deeply aggrieved, returned and divided the class into two. He put the children of the rich on one side and the rest of us on the other side. He vowed never to flog the children from rich homes again but would continue to do so to those of us from poor homes. Today, only a few among the children that were not flogged have amounted to something in life. If you love your children, you would not spare the rod when they err". The rod is not just the cane, it connotes firm correction when children err. You cannot be permissive with a child all the time and expect him/her to grow up with good morals God expects you to compel your children and the entire household to serve Him. Don't spare the rod.
Children don't have to be beaten when they misbehave but there needs to be consequences. I helped raise a child. I see no reason to swat the child on the butt with the hand more than 3 times. Using a stick and creating physical wounds doesn't make the discipline better or improve the child's behavior. It only makes them afraid of the person who abused them.
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