Date Posted:23:43:09 06/02/15 Tue Author: Gemma Subject: Re: School Paddling In reply to:
Billie Gramm
's message, "Re: School Paddling" on 12:00:44 10/14/05 Fri
>>Does anyone else have views on this aspect of school
>>paddling?
>
>God not only approves, but He also SPEAKS CLEARLY IN
>ADVOCATING the use of the rod, and even DICTATES
>stoning in cases where the child is stubborn,
>rebellious and unwilling to submit to the parents’
>authority. God is clear about all of this in the
>Bible, who are we to question, or disobey, God?
>
>Proverbs 13:24 ~ He that spareth his rod hateth his
>son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
>
>Deuteronomy 21:18-21 ~ If a man have a stubborn and
>rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his
>father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when
>they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:
>Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him,
>and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and
>unto the gate of his place; And they shall say unto
>the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and
>rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a
>glutton, and a drunkard. And all the men of his city
>shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt
>thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel
>shall hear, and fear.
You really need to know how to I terpret the Bible. The passages you have spoken of all apply to the theocracy of Israel. The Hebrew also makes it clear it applies to males not females. People who use scriptures like this to justify harsh treatment of children simply do not know how to use the Bible. I mean, stoning a son to death is a cital offence in America so obviously that law does not apply in our society. I'm not against spankng in school when done in a reasonable fashion. I had my own tail lit up a few times! But I am against people arbitrarily quoting the Bible to justify harsh treatment of children as if God's will is punishment not love.
