For years and years, I was brought up to believe that "spare the rod and spoil the child" was some kind of a biblical mandate.
Well its not. Its not a verse its not in the Bible. It says this:
Proverbs 13:24 “He who spares the rod hates his son. But he who loves him is careful to discipline him.”
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I looked up the word for rod, Its shebet, which is more like a walking stick that shepherds use to guide their sheep not hit them.
the more I read verses come up like these:
Proverbs 22:15 “Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it from him.”
Psalm 94:12 “Blessed is the man you discipline, O Lord, the man you teach from your law;”
Proverbs 1:7 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.”
Proverbs 6:23 “For these commands are a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life.”
Proverbs 13:1 “A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.”
Proverbs 15:5 “A fool spurns his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.”
Hebrews 12:9 “Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of our spirits and live!”
Hebrews 12:11 “No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.”
Ephesians 6:4 “Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.”
What it really says is guide our children, not beat them. Obviously something has sparked this. I was thinking about the horrors I have heard and read from the book "To train up a child." And its not an isolated incident. All over the U.S. People are speaking up regarding abuses within the Church body, and it seems to come from areas that misinterpret and twist scripture from either ignorance or personal gain. So I wanted to investigate what these scriptures really said. Guide. Lovingly. Shepherd our children.
Well its not. Its not a verse its not in the Bible. It says this:
Proverbs 13:24 “He who spares the rod hates his son. But he who loves him is careful to discipline him.”
.
I looked up the word for rod, Its shebet, which is more like a walking stick that shepherds use to guide their sheep not hit them.
the more I read verses come up like these:
Proverbs 22:15 “Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it from him.”
Psalm 94:12 “Blessed is the man you discipline, O Lord, the man you teach from your law;”
Proverbs 1:7 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.”
Proverbs 6:23 “For these commands are a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life.”
Proverbs 13:1 “A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.”
Proverbs 15:5 “A fool spurns his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.”
Hebrews 12:9 “Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of our spirits and live!”
Hebrews 12:11 “No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.”
Ephesians 6:4 “Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.”
What it really says is guide our children, not beat them. Obviously something has sparked this. I was thinking about the horrors I have heard and read from the book "To train up a child." And its not an isolated incident. All over the U.S. People are speaking up regarding abuses within the Church body, and it seems to come from areas that misinterpret and twist scripture from either ignorance or personal gain. So I wanted to investigate what these scriptures really said. Guide. Lovingly. Shepherd our children.
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