This is the position of Scripture when it says:
“Children are a gift from the Lord; they are his reward.” Psalm 127:3 (TLB)Unlike the days of Abraham when fathers were encouraged to apply divine instructions in raising children, today’s father is under obligation and subject to laws enacted by governments of the day. Here in the US, parents tread carefully and in fear sometimes when dealing with correction and discipline of children. Lawmakers in their effort to address abusive parenting, have greatly limited the tools and incentive parents need to do very the important work of discipline in our children’s lives. We are the generation that embraces rules and laws that penalizes offenders with severe penalties including death and yet are less enthusiastic about strengthening and supporting parents to instil deterrence in children at an early age. We have done very well in other forms of discipline and failed miserable on some.
Scolding and spanking a child helps him to learn. Left to himself, he brings shame to his mother.
Proverbs 29:15 (TLB)
As a father, the testimony of his character was this …‘ For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. Genesis 18:19 (KJV)
When we look back at our own lives and that of others, who denies the impact of a firm, loving and disciplined father ?
