Now then, after reading the "proper" definition.....it is now up to you to take the verse as you see fit! As we all know, you can give 10 people the same exact bible and get 10 different interpretations on it.
Right. You can get many interpertations. I believe my interpretation is accurate, and the Bible is not against spanking children.
For the record, what I posted wasn't in my own words. I just so happen to agree with it, so therefore I posted it!
So I gathered. And again, I thought it kind of you to think of it.
I am not quite sure as to why you would want me to "sum it up".......that is up to you to "sum it up" however you want. I put it out there for you to read....how you "sum it up" is up to you!
What I mean by "sum it up" is give me a formatted and straightforward summation. That way, it being very early in the morning at the time, I could hopefully piece it all together a whole lot easier. I had figured you were on at that time. I couldn't piece your source's quote together very easily, and I was attempting to maybe get something a bit more condensed.
Quoting the bible is one thing, but understanding it is another! We can all quote anything we want, but understanding what we quoted and making sense of it is another thing!
Oh I know a lot about this. I'm sure we've both seen many who don't, however, and therefore it is our place to show them where they may be right or wrong, if we can.
After reading your profile, and I am assuming you are the person mentioned in the profile, you hardly qualify as an expert in raising children, being that you are a child yourself. 17 years of age, living at home with Mom and Dad. Do you have children? I truly hope you don't at such a young age.....but I am going to take a stab at it and say I dont think that you do. You appear to be a very intelligent person, and I am sure your interest in this matter is genuine. However, this just so happens to be one of those topics that if you haven't "experienced" it, being a parent, then your OPINION isn't taken very seriously....even though I am sure you have good intentions.
Not entirely directed at you, but there are some things I'd like to say related to this subject.
Do I qualify as an expert? Well that's entirely subjective. Personally I don't believe I am. However, my experiences and what I've learned have been instrumental in understanding many things, and whether someone on an internet forum thinks I'm an expert or not is up to them. I certainly don't profess that I'm an expert in child raising. That doesn't necessarily nullify what I'm saying. I mean I don't have any credentials or any children of my own. I've learned a lot of things from my mother, however, she raised seven children, so she's a good source, isn't she? She happens to have a high opinion of me in this respect. And that's her opinion, but it is an educated one. She educated me, and I observed the environment I happened to grow up in.
Experience is important, and no one here knows my specific experiences. Medical students observe, and then become doctors. They learn from that experience. That's what I have done, and am doing. Some, not all, without knowing one, would judge them fundamentally on their age, which is wrong in my opinion. I mean I might have a neighbor that is fourty, but hasn't done or seen much of anything in his life, maybe he did less than me? Maybe a guy just as old as he, did more than me! Had experienced and learned more than me. It's entirely up to each individual, so one wouldn't be informed to judge someone on their age alone. That's not ethical.
Do I have to have children to know what it is like to be a parent? Partly, yes. In no way would I say I know what it's like to be entirely responsible for kid, I've never supported a child. I haven't shared a marriage with kids, and had to decide as a team how to raise a child in certain ways. I know it's just different. But that doesn't nullify any other knowledge I may have on this subject. I don't claim to be a parent, but I do claim some knowledge of child raising. Not all knowledge, but you learn from other people's experiences to some extent, by observation. I've taken care of children, I couldn't count the hours, I actually lived with my sister at one point. I know general behaviour, and I know my nieces and nephews very well. I know them better than any parent in this forum. So I can just go by what I've learned in my life. But people are going to judge you however they want.
Generally speaking, don't look at my age as much as my words, because you don't really know me as a person, and likewise, I do not know you. So please extend me that courtesy.
There is no dad involved, just another fact 100% of the folks on these forums don't know about me or the people I know, my father died of a heart attack eight years ago.
In reality, you are absolutely right that many won't take my viewpoint for anything, no matter what it actually says, and that's their right. Does that mean I think they are right? Not at all, but that's the beauty of opinion. Whether it offends or harmonizes, it's for everyone.
Again, take what I quoted in my prior post and sum it up the best you can.......to be honest with you, how can you sum something up that is so deep and hard to understand to begin with..........it is a lengthy topic that takes a bit more than "ABC" comments!
Well, I respect your opinion on that. I do think that it could have been put together differently, but I know you quoted it, so I understand. So no worries. And again I thank you for presenting me with the information. I did my best to decipher what I could from it.
PS....are you allowed to access Dr Phil's website from Highschool?
I don't go to high school. Actually homeschooling has always been a more viable option to me. I don't exactly have any faith in the public education system. And educaters usually scoff at that, but that's my firm belief.
