Who are you ok with spanking your children?

[Vickilynn]

LoL really? All i have to do is ask and i'll no longer be annoyed?

Shalom,

Based on your reply, I need to ask if you are truly Born-again. Are you? Do you have Jesus as your L-rd and Savior?

Do you read the Bible?

Do you believe it to be the inerrant Word of G-d? By the way, this is not a joke. It is a matter of life and death.

The use of logic is not a lie.

Hey, how about using some of your so-called logic and read before you respond and say something so wrong!! I never said that either.

Let me lay it out for you.

Once again, it is sad to think that you fear using common sense when applied to your faith.

That is the statement that is a lie. If you are so convinced man's logic is so great, please use it and do not lie about me.

I've seen it first hand. I grew up Christian, in a family full of Christians, in a church full of Christians.

And are YOU, in fact a Christian? A Born-again Christian?

[Vickilynn]

thanks... my brother-in-law and his wife are here for the holiday. i'm having a hard time letting go of some resentment towards them over some things. i was hoping my oldest would be here today, so i'd have someone to talk to without having to 'make nice' all day, but she couldn't get permission from her staff sgt to leave town.

Shalom LadyC,

I'm so sorry. I pray the day goes well and G-d's peace and love reign and rule.

[Vickilynn]

Christainity doesnt work like that. God isn't the Wizard of Oz.

Shalom,

exactly.

If im annoyed at something i just have to get over it. Plain and simple.

Wrong. You aren't believing G-d's Word if you believe that. You are using man's faulty logic again.

We cannot use our own strength to "get over" things. Only the Holy Spirit within us (IF we are truly born-again) can change our hearts. And we must surrender our will and walk according to the Spirit.

Galatians 5

16But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

17For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. 18But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

19 Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, 21envy,[d] drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. 24And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

25If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

[OneLight]

Let me ask a serious, non-confrontational question then. How often are children spanked right at the moment of the behavior? Therefore, the parent walks in, sees the bad behavior, gets angry, takes the child over their knee and spanks them. The spanking then is not out of love, but anger and the desire for the behavior to be corrected. Right?

Probably too often, for there are far less Christians out there then there are worldly people. As I said earlier, punishment, no matter what the means, must be done with Wisdom from God. We are led by the Holy Spirit; therefore, the punishment will be just if you are following His directions. This is why we can not, and must not, punish out of anger, but with love. This may sound like an oxymoron, but it is not.

You are wise to seek understanding before you have children. This shows that you are trying to live up to your name.

Love In Christ,

OneLight