Should Parents Spank their Children

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Should Parents Spank their
Children?
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• SPANKING
• Not a panacea
• Not a pariah
• A proper place for its use to successfully
  discipline children

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• CORPORAL PUNISHMENT
• Help parents learn the value place of properly
  using it
• Help parents know when how to use spanking
• Help parents resist the error that spanking is
  wrong should never be used

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• Wisdom of Men
• If we are ever to turn toward a kindlier society
  and a safer world, a revulsion against the
  physical punishment of children would be a good
  place to start. Dr. Benjamin
  Spock

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• Wisdom of Men
• In reality, spanking only teaches a child how to
  be abusive.
• Marlene Resnick Spanking Teaches Wrong
  Lessons

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• Wisdom of Men
• Hitting is actually not biblical.
  askdrsears.com

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• Wisdom of God
• IT IS RIGHT
• He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who
  loves him disciplines him promptly. (Proverbs
  1324)

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• Wisdom of God
• IT IS NEEDED
• Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child
  The rod of correction will drive it far from him.
  (Proverbs 2215)

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• Wisdom of God
• IT IS NOT ABUSIVE
• Do not withhold correction from a child, For if
  you beat him with a rod, he will not die.
• (Proverbs 2313)

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• Wisdom of God
• IT WORKS
• You shall beat him with a rod, And
  deliver his soul from hell.
• (Proverbs 2314)
• The rod and rebuke give wisdom
  (Proverbs 2915)

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A Classic Choice

• Wisdom of the earth or wisdom from above, Jas.
  313-18
• Worlds wisdom is foolishness with God, 1 Cor.
  318-20
• Sons receive discipline, Hebrews 123-11

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The Rod of Correction

• Instrument of punishment (not abuse)
• Expression of love (not hate)

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Rod of Correction OT

• Solomon, 2 Sam. 714-15
• Messianic, Psa. 8930-33
• Shows Gods love, Prov. 311-12
• Application of punishment, Lam. 31 (220-22)

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Rod of Correction NT

• Preaching, 1 Cor. 421
• Church discipline, 1 Cor. 53-5
• Trials of life, Heb. 123-7 (57-8)

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Rod of Correction PARENTS Prov. 311-12 (How
Why)

• Love for child, Prov. 312 2917
• Promptly, Prov. 1324 (Eccl. 811)
• Consistently, Col. 321
• Teach respect, to profit the child to bear
  good fruit, Heb. 129-11
• When teaching refused, Prov. 1013

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• Lawmaker Wants No Spanking Law in California
• Local Legislator Proposes Ban
• Jan. 19 - KGO - It's an old argument -- to spank
  or not to spank children. Now California could
  theoretically be the first state to outlaw
  parental spanking. The proposal includes
  penalties of up to a year in jail and fines of as
  much as 1000 dollars. By Nannette Miranda,
  ABC7/KGO-TV/DT

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• Spanking is described as
• A form of child abuse
• Too rampant in our society
• Violent and anger
• Only works temporarily
• Harmful to a childs development and individuality

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Spanking is called abuse

• Beat (strike, clap, applaud), Prov.
  2313-14
• While there is hope, Prov. 1918
• Cleanses away evil, Prov. 2030

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Spanking said to be too rampant

• Is love too rampant? Prov. 1324
• Could it be the wrong use and no use of spanking
  that is too rampant?

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Spanking said to breed violent children

• Properly used, it breeds obedient children, Heb.
  58
• Drives away foolishness, Prov. 2215

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Spanking said to only work temporarily

• It does work, Prov. 2917 (Heb. 129 Matt.
  1028)
• Only one type of correction all should be used

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Spanking said to be the wrong role model for kids
and harms their development

• God is the role model, Prov. 311-12
• Is it a better role model not to correct
  disobedience rudeness?
• Could it be parents are following the model they
  saw when they were kids?

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PARENTS

• Who do you trust to teach you about rearing your
  children man or God? (Prov. 1412 1 Cor. 125)

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CHRISTIAN

• Are you willing to accept Gods correction bear
  the fruit of righteousness? (Heb. 129-11)