Sometimes discipline can be physical.
"Blows that wound cleanse away evil, and strokes [for correction] reach the innermost parts." Proverbs 20:30, Amplified
The Bible never encourages us to beat and abuse our children, however, it does encourage a physical discipline. When it say spare the rod and spoil the child, it is not saying to not discipline. What it is pointing to is that if we are to stop with the discipline, the child will be spoiled.
No one enjoys physical discipline, but they always seem to reach deeper into the heart of the person receiving them. Blows and strokes speak more loudly than actual verbal warnings. Again,I am not encouraging anyone to beat their child. However, I am telling you that words do not work. The state of rebellion that most of American youth are in right now is because of a lack of physical discipline.
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