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 RIGHTHe who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him promptly. (Proverbs 13:24)

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Wisdom of God

• IT IS NEEDEDFoolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of correction will drive it far from him.

(Proverbs 22:15)

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Wisdom of God

• IT IS NOT ABUSIVEDo not withhold correction from a child, For if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.

(Proverbs 23:13)

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Wisdom of God• IT WORKS You shall beat him with a rod,

And deliver his soul from hell. (Proverbs 23:14)

The rod and rebuke give wisdom… (Proverbs 29:15)

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• Wisdom of the earth or wisdom from above, Jas. 3:13-18

• World’s wisdom is foolishness with God, 1 Cor. 3:18-20

• Sons receive discipline, Hebrews 12:3-11

A Classic Choice

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• Instrument of punishment (not abuse)

• Expression of love (not hate)

The Rod of Correction

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• Solomon, 2 Sam. 7:14-15

• Messianic, Psa. 89:30-33

• Shows God’s love, Prov. 3:11-12

• Application of punishment, Lam. 3:1 (2:20-22)

Rod of Correction: OT

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• Preaching, 1 Cor. 4:21

• Church discipline, 1 Cor. 5:3-5

• Trials of life, Heb. 12:3-7 (5:7-8)

Rod of Correction: NT

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• Love for child, Prov. 3:12; 29:17• Promptly, Prov. 13:24 (Eccl. 8:11)• Consistently, Col. 3:21• Teach respect, to profit the child &

to bear good fruit, Heb. 12:9-11• When teaching refused, Prov. 10:13

Rod of Correction: PARENTS Prov. 3:11-12 (How & Why)

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Lawmaker Wants ‘No Spanking’ Law in CaliforniaLocal 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 child’s

development and individuality

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• “Beat” (strike, clap, applaud), Prov. 23:13-14

• While there is hope, Prov. 19:18

• Cleanses away evil, Prov. 20:30

Spanking is called “abuse”

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• Is love “too rampant”? Prov. 13:24

• Could it be the wrong use and no use of spanking that is “too rampant”?

Spanking said to be “too rampant”

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• Properly used, it breeds obedient children, Heb. 5:8

• Drives away foolishness, Prov. 22:15

Spanking said to breed violent children

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• It does work, Prov. 29:17 (Heb. 12:9; Matt. 10:28)

• Only one type of correction; all should be used

Spanking said to only work temporarily

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• God is the role model, Prov. 3:11-12• 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?

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

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• Who do you trust to teach you about rearing your children; man or God? (Prov. 14:12; 1 Cor. 1:25)

PARENTS

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• Are you willing to accept God’s correction & bear the fruit of righteousness? (Heb. 12:9-11)

CHRISTIAN