SPARING THE ROD
Jeremiah
31:16-17
New
International Version (NIV)
16 This is what the Lord says:
“Restrain your
voice from weeping
and your eyes from tears,
for your work will be rewarded,”
declares the Lord.
“They will return from the land of the enemy.
17 So there is hope for your descendants,”
declares the Lord.
“Your children will return to their own land.
and your eyes from tears,
for your work will be rewarded,”
declares the Lord.
“They will return from the land of the enemy.
17 So there is hope for your descendants,”
declares the Lord.
“Your children will return to their own land.
Corrective Discipline for the
Rebellious – Discipline is the other side of teaching.
A child with a teachable spirit will still need thorough explanation, much
patience, opportunity to try and experiment, including the right to fail and to
learn by failure. A child, however, who is caught up in willful disobedience (Prov.29:15), rebellion (1 Sam. 15:23), or stubborn foolishness foolishness
(Prov. 22:15), closes off effective teaching and disrupts the harmony of the
family. God’s answer to this is firm and loving discipline.
The Bible makes a clear
distinction between discipline and physical abuse. Discipline may be painful
but not injurious. We are never to inflict harm on a child (Prov. 23:13), but
at times pain may be a part of effective correction. God describes Himself as a
strict disciplinarian. Although He always disciplines us out of love and for
our own benefit, His correction may cause us pain (Heb. 12:5-11). Likewise, God
requires that parents properly correct their children. Even a child’s eternal
destiny can hinge upon the godly discipline provided by parents (Prov. 23:14).
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