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- Rehoboam: The Foolish Son of Solomon.According to popular Christian parenting one would think Solomon “wrote the book” on Biblical discipline. Some Christian parents act like Proverbs (written mostly by Solomon) provided a God-ordained parenting method that would lead our children into heart change. Surely when Solomon used the rod of discipline to drive out foolishness from the heart of hisContinue reading “Rehoboam: The Foolish Son of Solomon.”
- “Happy to Help!”When respectful communication doesn’t get cooperation, say this: “Would you like to do it by yourself, or would you like my help?” … “Sure! I’m happy to help.” Let’s pretend you have at least 2 children. Your youngest is struggling to unscrew the new toothpaste tube, and he asks Big Brother, “Will you help me??”Continue reading ““Happy to Help!””
- A Matter of the Heart“Jesus brought grace & mercy as His methods and message for a reason” L.R. Knost. We long for our children to accept the saving faith of Jesus Christ. In our attempts to stack the odds we put a lot of effort into sowing seeds of God’s Word, like those Jesus talked about in the ParableContinue reading “A Matter of the Heart”
- Part 2: Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child: Corporal Punishment.The Book of Proverbs is not divine commands to obey, nor promises to claim. Those who claim spanking is Biblical are in fact going outside the concrete (or specific) words in Scripture by making a number of changes; age limits, severity, location, and instrument, to name a few. These positive changes represent growth in theContinue reading “Part 2: Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child: Corporal Punishment.”
- Part 1: Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child.A quote from an erotic poem entitled, “Hudibras” and written by Samuel Butler in 1663. “Spare the rod, spoil the child’ is not a verse in the Bible. Let us commit to studying scripture so we can better identify half-truths such as this. I call this a half truth because there are verses about theContinue reading “Part 1: Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child.”
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