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Originally Posted by markpaul
Could anybody show some verses in Bible to me to against this teaching? Thanks.
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I note 7 verses in Proverbs which encourage "discipline" for the child. Most of these verses are connected to the "rod", i.e. beating.
Then Deuteronomy 8:5 says, "Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you."
Hebrews 12:7 echoes this: "Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father?"
But where does the NT encourage violence against one another? The 12 closest followers of Jesus were called "disciples" - where did He beat them? Or suggest that they beat one another? And I'd suggest that it carries also to women, children, slaves, etc; violence is evidence of lack of power. Lack of control and lack of power. Period.
I got spanked. Not saying that I didn't deserve it, and maybe it did me some good. But Nee seems to be advocating ritualized violence. Will this really bring about "peacable fruit"? I doubt it. Scarred and alienated children, more likely. Demoralized, traumatized and bitter.