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About Being a Grandmother
corporal punishment (“scourges”), and Hebrews
12:11 tells us that “afterward it yieldeth the
peaceable fruit of righteousness.”
And contrary to the anti-spanking movement in
our day, controlled, non-abusive corporal
punishment for a child’s deliberate defiance and
disobedience is an expression of love for the
child and not an act of violence or hatred.
Proverbs 13:24 says, “He that spareth his rod
hateth his son; but he that loveth him chasteneth
him betimes.” According to this Proverb, it’s
the parent who spares the rod who hates his
child and not vice versa.
The definition of “love” has also been
distorted and redefined to mean an over
indulgence of material things and an excessive
pursuit of earthly pleasures, activities, and
entertainment. When parents “love” their
children in this way, they teach them to pursue
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