Ephesians 6:4
The Message (MSG)
4 Fathers, don’t exasperate your children by coming down hard on them. Take them by the hand and lead them in the way of the Master.
The purpose of parental discipline is to help children grow, not to exasperate and provoke them to anger and discouragement. (All the fathers out there, "please read that line again"!)
Parenting is not easy - it takes a lot of patience to raise children in a loving, Christ-honoring manner. But frustration and anger should not be cause for discipline. Instead, parents should act in love, treating their children as Jesus treats the people He loves. This is vital to children's development and to their understanding of what Christ is like.
Joe
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