"If you love me, keep my commandments".
Yes God is such a big Meanie!
Psalms 137?
How about Exodus 20:12, Deuteronomy 16:16, Psalm 68:3-6; Proverbs 3:11-12,4:1-27,13:24,19:18,20:11,22:6 &15,
23:13-25,29:15 & 17,30:11-12;Isaiah 3:12; Jeremiah 17:9; Hebrews 4, 12:5-11; Ephesians 6:1-3; and 2 Timothy 3:14-15. Just to name a few and last but, Not least Proverbs 13:1 (for you). There's is Nothing wrong with disciplining your children. And Yes I do let a "Book" tell me what to do. I've been married to the same man for 20 years, we have two teenagers who RARELY give us any problems (probably because they are So well behaved and they Know that we discipline them because we love them that much to teach them to Stay out of Trouble!
"Some parents like to see their children in pain...".
I know there are A LOT of people who "Lose Control" when they discipline there kids and let Anger take over and things get out of hand. I can assure you that I didn't LIKE seeing my kids in Any kind of pain! DO you think that all parents who spank are Sadists!?
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