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Originally posted by Zymologist View Post... I'm not sure why people who are opposed to spanking seem to always think that spanking leads to violent behavior ...
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Originally posted by Zymologist View PostI was spanked as a kid, and I have nothing but respect and love for my parents. I didn't turn out particularly violent, either.
I'm not sure why people who are opposed to spanking seem to always think that spanking leads to violent behavior, citing this or that anecdotal evidence, while ignoring the wealth of anecdotal evidence to the contrary. (Like mine, my parents', all of my siblings', my friends', etc.)
Some kids may need different punishments than others. I just don't really understand the crowd who appear to argue that spanking is never appropriate.
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I was spanked as a kid, and I have nothing but respect and love for my parents. I didn't turn out particularly violent, either.
I'm not sure why people who are opposed to spanking seem to always think that spanking leads to violent behavior, citing this or that anecdotal evidence, while ignoring the wealth of anecdotal evidence to the contrary. (Like mine, my parents', all of my siblings', my friends', etc.)
Some kids may need different punishments than others. I just don't really understand the crowd who appear to argue that spanking is never appropriate.
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Originally posted by RBerman View PostThat tells us nothing except your own biases.Originally posted by robrecht View PostI have difficulty imagining Mary and Joseph beating Jesus or even James, but it would not surprise me all that much if Saul of Tarsus was beaten as a child.Originally posted by robrecht View PostOf course; it was not meant to say anything else. I think Mary and Joseph were probably very good parents. We know much less about Paul's parents, but he did seem to have a bit of a violent streak as a young man, persecuting those with whom he did not agree. Do you disagree?
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Originally posted by One Bad Pig View PostI'm pretty sure we don't have the means to answer that question. Some children need rather more correction than others.
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Originally posted by Catholicity View PostFor 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.
Another thing advocated in the book is TRAINING! They teach you a very good principle. To train your children by playing a "game" with them. Have them do silly thing at your command. Like, run to the door and touch it with your Left big toe. Balance this toy on your head. Hop on one foot while counting to ten. Playing this game for about 15 to 30 minutes several times a week, teaches them to obey you quickly, while building your relationship with them and having fun. So, I totally disagree your take on the book.
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Originally posted by robrecht View PostThat's the traditional doctrine, not sure if most still believe it, assuming they're even aware of it. As for James, the question still remains, was he pious and righteous because he was beaten or in spite of it? Or was it completely irrelevant?
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Originally posted by One Bad Pig View PostDon't most Catholics believe that Jesus was Mary's only child? Further, James had a reputation for being extremely pious himself - even among the Jews.
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Originally posted by robrecht View PostOh, I know, but it's still hard for Catholics to imagine the Blessed Virgin Mary hitting a child.
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Originally posted by Dee Dee Warren View PostOkay. I still get surprised sometimes, there are whacky shows on cable.
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The shepherds' rod is not the same thing as his staff. The Staff, the one with the crook at the end is the guiding tool/walking stick used to keep the sheep together, pull them from precarious situations, etc, . The rod was a weapon/club used to protect the herd and discipline wayward sheep.
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Originally posted by Dee Dee Warren View PostNot in this thread he didn't. I pointed out the same things and got called a literalist (still chuckling) for my trouble.
You assumed by casting about the semantic domain that the verse didn't teach something... Something obviously driven by your personal bias against it as evidenced by your later out of proportion inflammatory comments about what things are punishable and then pointed to other verses where guidance is meant--- as if the two are mutually exclusive!!!!- and then pointed back to your assumption as proof. Ta da!
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Originally posted by Paprika View PostCatholicity's method:
1) Assume without warrant that shebet is referring to a shepherd's rod
2) As a result of 1), apply the context of sheeprearing to the respective proverbs
3) She gets her desired eisegesis!
Everyone else:
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