PROVERBS 13:24<\/b>; 22:15; 23:13<\/b><\/p>\n
He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him<\/i><\/p>\n
(Prov. 13:24 niv)<\/i>.<\/p>\n
The first line of Charles Bridges\u2019 commentary on Proverbs 13:24 may come as a surprise to many who yearn for the good old days when the rod was not spared and children knew how to behave. While it might be true that these times are particularly unbridled, negligence in discipline is not a new problem.<\/p>\n
In the mid-1800s, Bridges wrote, \u201cAmong the many modern theories of education, how often is God\u2019s system overlooked! Yet should not this be our pattern and standard? The rod<\/i> of discipline is its main character; not harsh severity, but a wise, considerate, faithful exercise; always aiming at the subjugation of the will, and the humbling and purifying of the heart. Here however God and man are at issue. Man often spares the rod<\/i>, because he loves the child. This at least he calls love. But is not our Father\u2019s love to His children inconceivably more yearning than that of an earthly parent? Yet does He not spare the rod<\/i>\u2014\u2018What son is he, whom the Father chastens not?\u2019 (Heb. 12:7) Is the rod<\/i> the proof of His hatred<\/i>? \u2018Whom the Lord loves<\/i>, He chastens.\u2019 (Heb 12:6; Deut. 8:5; Rev. 3:19). Nay\u2014He gives us His Divine judgment\u2014He that spares the rod, hates the child<\/i>. Does he not act at least as if he hated him<\/i>; omitting a duty so necessary for his welfare; winking at the indulgence of vicious habits and a wayward will, so surely issuing in bitter sorrow? Is not this delivering him up to his worst enemy? Better that the child had been trained in the house of strangers, than that he should thus be the unhappy victim of the cruelty of parental love.\u201d<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, love and discipline have been branded as antithetical in much of today\u2019s culture. To turn the tide, parents must begin with themselves, cultivating self-discipline<\/i>. When you indulge your children, too often self-indulgence has reign in your own life. As Bridges says, \u201cWe do not like putting ourselves to pain.\u201d But if we are to train our children properly, it will take a great deal of pain, effort, and discipline\u2014for the parents and the children. But the greater the pain during the early years, the less there will be in the later years. As the prophet wisely said, \u201cIt is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is young\u201d (Lam. 3:27).<\/p>\n
CORAM DEO<\/b><\/p>\n
Deuteronomy 1\u20132<\/p>\n
Mark 11:1\u201319<\/p>\n
Read Proverbs 19:18; 22:1; 23:13; 29:17. According to the passages why is it necessary to discipline children? What do these passages assume about human nature? What will be the result of discipline later in life? Think about how you were raised. Thank God for at least one way your parents disciplined you that has benefited you.<\/p>\n
For further study: Ps. 94 \u2022 Heb. 12:1\u201313 \u2022 Rev. 3:14\u201322<\/i><\/p>\n
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PROVERBS 13:24; 22:15; 23:13 He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him (Prov. 13:24 niv). The first line of Charles Bridges\u2019 commentary on Proverbs 13:24 may come as a surprise to many who yearn for the good old days when the rod was not spared … Continue reading “THE ROD OF DISCIPLINE”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sermons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12452\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}