FAMILY LIFE -- Discipline and Respect
by J. A. Davidson DISCIPLINE “The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame” Prov. 29:15. Happy is the child who learns early in life that sin brings trouble. A child controlled by his parents will learn to control himself. “The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly” Prov. 20:30. A child who is calmly and firmly curbed will learn to curb himself or herself. Authority in the home will lead to submission to authority at school, authority of government and authority of God. The curbing of the hot temper and headstrong obstinacy of childhood will guide little feet into paths of morality and righteousness in youth and develop character and nobility in formative teenage years. Wilful disobedience cannot be overlooked. “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it” Prov. 22:6. This means that he will not depart from the training. ...