When we initially meet a brother or sister in Christ we often desire to get a firm grasp as to what that fellow Christian believes concerning the Scriptures and it's authority.
One quick, simple way to do so is to endeavor to draw them out by asking them what their opinion is concerning the discipline of children by spanking (though, you may not need to ask if you've been exposed to their children for a period of say, five minutes). You will find that this one seemingly inane question will reveal with sublime accuracy not only their view of the Word, but too, their understanding of God.
(I've decided that from time to time I will "reprint" some of my favorite blog entries from months past and set them before some fresh, visiting eyes. I've noticed quite a number of new readers to the blog as of late, and heard from some of you, and so I thought I'd set this one out on the table again for everyone to look at before it fades into the archives. Plus, I found an excellent picture to go with it. Enjoy.)
Christ chose to be flogged as an adult for chasing people out of his temple with a whip. There is no indication he viewed that as unjust. After all he did say as you judge you shall be judged. Saint Paul says whom the Lord loves he chastises. Pain is a part of life God created to warn us not to do stupid things. A neurotic fear of spanking is a sign a person is probably doing something they shouldn't.
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