By the way, remember that girl

By the way, remember that girl I mentioned at the beginning of my story? The one who got "wooped" by her parents. Well she messaged me again and is talking more about it since I told her the Bible is completely against corporeal punishment.

The damage caused by spanking (aka physical abuse) takes years to undo. Talking to this girl, my heart aches for her suffering. Even to this day, she still remembers when she was "wooped" by her mother, and she talks to me about trauma.

Please know that by spanking your children you are traumatizing them my friend.

Psalm 107:43 Let the wise man lay these things to heart, and ponder the record of the Lord's enduring love.

Yes, and as a warning BNR32FAN, please do not try to spank your children when they get older. You may find that a court of law is not so kind when it comes reprimanding these incidents as I.

Psalm 118:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures for ages.

I agree. Children know the difference between right and wrong. All of Adam's descendant's know this. (Adam meaning Man in Hebrew).

1 Corinthians 15:22: "As in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive."

However, I imagine you're above that age. You're brain is fully developed. Thus, the decision of whether you spank your children is entirely on you. My friend, I will say this gently, but, you are completely to blame for any physical and sexual abuse you have put on your kids.

Please do not push that blame on to your kids.

Christ forgives any and all wrongdoings my friend :)

John 12:47 Jesus "did not come to judge the world but to save the world."

1 John 2:2 Jesus "is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world."

The human brain ordinarily does not finish development until well into the 20's

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Adolescent Maturity and the Brain: The Promise and Pitfalls of Neuroscience Research in Adolescent Health Policy

Longitudinal neuroimaging studies demonstrate that the adolescent brain continues to mature

As a reminder, here's just a few of the psychological studies that prove that spanking children is physical abuse. There are many more as well

Yes, I have read the Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man. All of Christ's Parables are meant to explain spiritual concepts they are not meant to be taken literally. It's a metaphor of the Jewish people and the Gentiles.

Ephesians 1:10 As a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.

1 Corinthians 15:22-28 All will be made alive in Christ, but each in his own turn and ultimately Christ will subdue all his enemies, eliminate death and God will be all in all.

Hmm... well, the fact they they've calmed down after you hug them and calmly explain to them shows that its that conversation that has calmed them down, not the spanking.

You can just... hug and calmly explain to your child. This is what the Bible approves.

Corinthians 16:14: Do everything in love.

You and I can both agree on that at least friend.

Kindly, you should not smack children on the butt, because that is sexual abuse too alongside physical abuse. Again, I say this with kindness, but the truth is that a human's buttocks is a sexual zone. This is why exposure of the buttocks in movies is considered nudity and why the baring of buttocks is unlawful.

Sexual Dangers of Spanking Children By Tom Johnson

http://nospank.net/sexdngrs.htm

Though, it is good that you have stopped spanking her. In the case of a very young child attacking, like biting or pulling the hair, of course, you can defend yourself and others reasonably. But, purposely going for the buttocks is unreasonable. There's ways to calm a child down besides spanking.

Ephesians 6:12 ESV For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.

We are not to wrestle against flesh, we are not to hurt the flesh of a child. We must take away the spiritual forces of evil, by teaching a child love, mentally help them, not physically hurting them my friend :)

The Bible says "Have faith alone in Christ to be saved" and you ask "Uhuh and what do you do when that doesn’t work?"

What the Bible says works, and the Bible says to love your children. The Bible says to not physically abuse your children, to not spank your child, to not beat your kids.

John 15:12: My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you