God is truth and since He made us and always knows what is best for us, we must always bow to His directives first. He is our heavenly Father (parent). He wears the title of Master Parent. In His authoritative Book called the Bible, He instructs us: “Don't be afraid to correct your young ones; a spanking won't kill them.”
Let me cast a little humor on this somber subject: Johnny Hart, in the B.C. cartoon, humorously put the inclusion of spanking in any program of discipline with this corny piece of poetry: “His mother’s hand so strong and warm with tender, healing touch/ would oft reach out to still the storms which troubled him too much/ His mother’s hand, that same sweet hand, although it seemed uncanny/ could also reach out lovingly and spank his little fanny.” If the Bible is not an adequate authority on the subject, now we have Johnny Hart. I smile.
But let this important point be established: There is so much more to child discipline than spanking. Often putting a child over a knee is the last resort. Some children may need it often, others not at all. It may entail just a slap on the hand or at times some hard wallops on the behind. But discipline, in a broader sense, is a long lasting, challenging and difficult process, interestingly likened to what God, the Master parent, patiently goes through when training us.
-dr. dick christen
http://mullwithme.blogspot.com/2016/06/gods-guidance-for-raising-children-part_33.html
