Every Person Is Responsible To Research And Do What Is Right. There Is No Excuse For Abuse.

Each person is responsible before God to research the Bible for what is right and what is wrong. No one can be justified for abuse. I may have been spanked with a large hardwood stick. It may have been a common practice by the majority at that time. The church may have endorsed it. It may have been tradition, but it does not make it right. The Bible has never endorsed spanking with hardwood sticks. The Bible has never endorsed s shedding blood on children even though many churches may have taught that.

The Bible does talk about using the rod to spank children with, but the Hebrew for rod is a fresh shoot which is light and flexible, stings but does no damage.

The Bible talks about no remission for sin except for the shedding of blood, but that applies to the blood of Jesus who died for our sins for once and for all. It even says that there is no more sacrifice for sin, all sins have already been paid for. It does not apply to shedding blood on children. Shedding blood on children is not found in the Bible.

You are all responsible to research what is right on how we handle children no matter what tradition is, no matter what you have been taught. Every person is responsible to rise above that.

There is no excuse for abuse. Abuse cannot be justified. Abuse is wrong no matter when it happened. Abuse is wrong no matter what everyone else does. Abuse is wrong no matter how you have been treated.

If you were brought up with abuse, unlearn what you were taught and were brought up with and relearn what is right.

Rodney Calmes