Doctrine of Original Spanking
I was listening to a Mark Driscoll sermon a moment ago, where he was talking about how people seem to know everything about parenting until they actually have a kid. He was making fun of how they talk: "You gotta have a schedule, y'know... feed 'em at 4, spank 'em at 5, pray over 'em at 6..."
And I cracked up at the phrase "spank 'em at 5". I've never heard of a pre-emptive spanking, but maybe it's not such a bad idea. After all, if you believe in the doctrine of original sin, a daily spanking may be just the ticket.
"OK boay... you was sinful from the time yer muther conceived ya, so git yer butt up here... and no Charmin this time!"
Is that why they used to hold babies upside down and spank them at birth? Makes sense to me...
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Hey, I may have to try that one...
[Madelyn, get in here!]
Before you read my comment, understand that I am fully aware of how tongue-in-cheek this post is.
Here's the doctrinal issue with that approach preemptive spanking: Spanking isn't meant to address the sin nature, it is meant to keep the kids from acting on it.
Unless, of course, you view it as a type of penance... but that approach would be ignoring the work of the cross.
Are we to percieve an inferred correlation between spanking and "white-trashery"?
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