How can we be like God the Father when our children disobey us and sin?How would a loving parent deal with a wayward child?
God is pure benevolence, as such, he must discipline us as we must discipline our children. What a fantastic question you have asked - I just hope my answer gives it justice!
God keeps attempting to bring us back into line with punishments - we see them in the way that our lives are filled with small tribulations, and at times larger tribulations.
In order to love the child like a benevolent parent, first we must get over our own egos - our own reason for feeling the need to discipline.
It is difficult to understand that we can not ever be in the state of absolute bestowal as God is, because of our egoistical state which makes everything we do a response to the calculation of ';whats in it for me?';
This state makes us opposite to God, and unable to understand why things happen, or how to be like him. It is like we are removed from Him beneath several veils of concealment.
So, back to your question. In reality, we cannot ever be a truely loving parent due to our egoistical take on everything, but what we can do, is work on ourselves to try and be more like God, to try and understand his perspective on things. In this way, we can come to know and understand him, and then be a truely loving and benevolent parent. Here is an excellent article that explains why parents find it so hard to be good parents to their children. http://www.kabbalah.info/engkab/life-lov…
A short vid that explains our ego calculation http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=iRZZzUYIKA…
Below under sources you will find a link that will take you to another fantastic video, and a site you can learn more about becoming a truely benevolent parent
How would a loving parent deal with a wayward child?
Your kid is just challenging you - to see where his limits are - to find out how much you love him -
We cannot possibly play the role of God but we can pray for God's mercy and for the best outcome. Be very consistent with your challenging child. A child like this is most likely striving for something that they can grab onto as far as how things work in their life. What is their place in the world.
Besides being very consistent and loving ( firm but loving ) the other thing to do would be to turn off the TV. Many kids get their ideas of how kids should act and what kids should receive by watching TV.
You are a loving Mom - spread that love and peace through the house and let your child know right now that you respect them, want the best for them, and that means you will have rules in the house and you will stick with them.
Remember, the 10 commandments were not a punishment but a gift.
Punishment is a wrong word... punishment is supposed to prevent future misbehavior.
Your case is more like doing nothing till the child is 16, then leading them behind the house and just shooting them dead... for taking the cookie from the cookie jar when the child was 4. Not exactly proper parenting.
Can we punish our children? -
1 Sam 3 Verse 13: For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.
Verse 14: And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.
Pro 6 Verse 23: For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life;
Pro 19 Verse 18: Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
Pro 22 Verse 6: Train up a child in the way he should go: And when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Verse 15: Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Pro 23 Verse 13: Withhold not correction from the child; for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. (His soul will be saved.)
Verse 14: Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
Pro 26 Verse 3: A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ***, and a rod for the fool's back.
Pro 29 Verse 15 : The rod and reproof give wisdom; but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
Verse 17: Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
Eph 6 Verse 4: And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: But bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
even though it hurts us to chastise our children we simply have to.
we have to remember that in the long run it better for them to grow into a decent person.
if we with hold punishment for wrong doing ,we are being selfish and the child will learn nothing from their mistakes.
God bless.
Well god punishes his wayward children with an eternity of pain with no chance of ever stopping it.
If he really was a parent, social services would take his children to a safer place.
Sorry, you can't be like it, you exist. For the rest: teach your children the difference between good and bad (religion is a main part of the bad side so live it out).
If they curse you, just put them to death.
Leviticus 20:9, Any child who curses his mother or his father shall be put to death.
I'm not sure if I understand this correctly, by punishing your child you are adopting the role of God?
Paddle disobedient children with a bat.
Torture them for eternity with no chance of parole.
Jayden committed another stroller drive by eh?
You're human. All you can do is practice the virtues of patience and discipline.
Crucify them maybe?
Stone them, right?
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