Spanking is Biblical and NOT Child Abuse

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Here's what- in a society today that CANNOT tell the difference between spanking vs. child abuse, I would like to REALLY say that as a born again Christian, we would like to settle the differences between two misunderstood words. So what would that be? We would like to say we are PRO-SPANKING! We am against the anti-spanking law as well as child abuse.  Now it's time to get it straight.

Here's biblical truth which can be defended with real life situations:
  • Proverbs 13:24- "He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes."
  • Proverbs 20:30- "The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly."
  • Proverbs 22:15- "Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him."
  • Proverbs 23:14- "Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell."
  • Proverbs 29:15- "The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame."

So here, NOTHING about doing anything else but spank, spank and spank! Spoiling on the other hand is destructive. It means NOT teaching them what is right and wrong, which is just similar to a second degree uncle (father's cousin) who was spoiled so rotten until he would later grab everything he wanted from his own siblings. Some girl I courted before was so spoiled rotten that lately she just goes from one man to another. What about the others? Those who have been spanked whenever they made mistakes may have hated it at first but later appreciate their parents, learn to fear authorities and childish as some may be, they know better and do better than the so-called "mature" people.

On the other hand, these will characterize as NON-BIBLICAL PUNISHMENT which is just as bad as pampering like:

Note: Today's fools REFUSE to see the difference between spanking and child abuse
  • Use of physical force like joint twisting, throwing a child down the stairs, giving them bruises and cutting/piercing/burning the skin.
  • Spanking using anything that can cause serious injuries like a thick wooden block or a metal stick for instance.
  • Use of anything damaging like making the child kneel on salt or a rocky surface.
  • Starving a child rather than spanking them if they don't want to eat their vegetables which falls under deliberate neglect of the child's needs.
  • Use of external substance to punish a child.
  • Threatening to cut off the finger if they don't know the answer.
  • Stripping the child naked for all to see.
  • Soaking the children to extreme weather conditions like under the extreme heat of the sun or the rain.
  • Confinement to tight places where there is less air and not limited to tying them down.

Looking at the punishments above are an example of the "opposite extreme" of being too lenient. Either authorities can be too lenient or too strict. Leniency is also a breeding ground for monsters in the family. A spoiled child can grow up to be an abusive father too! As said, spanking is a necessity but there's ONE rule most people forget also- Ephesians 6:4 says, "And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord." as authority is not about just obedience but also give and take. Servants obey their masters, in turn masters should treat their servants well so they will be motivated to obey. As said, "You can spank without loving but you can never love without spanking." as a rule of thumb in the family life.


Please also read: "Child spanking outlawed in RP? Is spanking a Biblically-endorsed discipline?" by Baptist faith defender Attorney Gerry T. Galacio.