Dearly Beloved and Righteous In Christ,
Beware Philosophy!
"Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters' of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, and though they are with you, yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts. For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls. For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams..You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.." Kahil Gibran
Kahil Gibran author of "The Prophet" sagely points out to us that our children are not our children, but if they are not ours then whose are they? Gibran talks of this mysterious "Life's longing for itself" but as every Godly person knows, God is Life - what more could our simple and pious needs want? I feel that it is my Sanctified Christian Duty to slate any 'wise' advice or philosophy that isn't Biblically based. The Bible clearly directs us to beware of philosophers:
"Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ." Colossians 2:8.
Mr Gibran's unorthodox and unchristian 'wisdom' qualifies for such a warning. His whole discourse undermines the principles and points of The Bible: The Ultimate Handbook And Guide To Parenting and his thoughts on child raising and discipline are really quite New Ageist and contrary to Biblical Advice. In short "The Prophet" is a clear counterfeit 'parental guide' based on one man's opinions on family and living "issues", which I advise you to read at your peril. I urge you also Brothers and Sisters in Christ, to remain strong in Faith and in Spirit if you do choose to read this abomination of Mr K. Gibran's.
Honour thy family
So what does the Bible have to say about parenting and children?
For children, the Bible directs them to: " Hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the laws of thy mother." Proverbs 1:8 and to "Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge", and finally all children should: "Honour thy father and thy mother." Proverbs 3:21 For parents the Bible says to: "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." Proverbs 22:6 and that parents should: "Provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged." Colossians 3:2. Here then is some obvious but Godly advice for parenting.
But how many of us are following Biblical advice?
Following a world survey based only in Britain. Apparently 5% of Christian families adhere to the literal guidelines of parental advice given from the Bible. The remaining 95% claim that Biblical Discipline is not necessary for this day and age. How misguided and deceived by Satan are these 'Christians' who have so obviously fallen away from Christ! This clearly gives us the message that only a small proportion of The Faithful are following our Lord's directives.
What can we do?
We can only pray that God will bring His Sheep back to the fold, like the faithful shepherd He is and that they follow the guidelines that advise us how to raise God fearing children. Part of parenting involves discipline, but if we love our precious babies so much how can we possibly correct them?
Despise not the chastening of the Lord...
"My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord,
neither be weary of his correction:
For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth;
even as a father the son in whom he delighteth."
Proverbs 3:11-12
The Bible clearly states on numerous occasions that we are not our own property (1 Corinthians 6:20) and as a Guide to instilling Family Values it clearly states that discipline is the way forward and through this our darling children will grow wise from it (Proverbs 29:15). So as parents or guardians we shouldn't be worried about over kill but our concern should be with our child's spiritual welfare, correction as the Bible clearly tells us is a Hell preventative (Proverbs 23:13-14).
But so much controversy abounds within the issues of child discipline it's a should we shouldn't we, pull you push me, tug of war. Which only serves to confuse ourselves as parents and also gives mixed messages to the child. The Bible: The Ultimate Handbook And Guide To Parenting gives us many a positive directive on how to raise a Godly Child, but what if loving discipline just doesn't work, what should we do?
Once again we can look to our Biblical Oracular Advisor for answers.
Deuteronomy clearly states that: "If a man hath a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them. Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place. And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This, our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard. And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you…" Deuteronomy 21:18-21.
No matter how extreme and over the top that command may seem, we are duty bound to ensure that we strike evil from amongst us, in this case it is your Child of Satan. To disobey means being damned forever in Hell regardless of the blood of the Lamb because a disobedient parent will be sinning against the Holy Spirit. Which as we know is the Eleventh Commandment.
However, stoning your child isn't the only alternative.
Neither be weary of His correction...
"He struck down the first born.." Psalms 136:10
If you have disobeyed our loving heavenly Father, then it is within His rights to memorably punish both parents and child in quite a unique manner, "And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and daughters." Deuteronomy 28:53-55.
The Bible: The Ultimate Handbook And Guide To Parenting also states that being disobedient means that: "Those of you who are parents will eat their children, and children will eat their parents." The Bible goes on to say that our Lord's ultimate judgement for disobedience will be executed: "On you and (He will) disperse what remains of you to the winds." Ezekiel 5:10. This clearly tells us that if we shirk our responsibilities as parents or guardians then God Himself will exact punishment on all concerned, albeit in a confusingly bizarre manner. We are also told that if you are squeamish in carrying out your disciplinary duty to your child that "The tender and delicate woman will be forced to eat her own children that cometh out from between her feet." Deuteronomy 28:56-57.
Once again we are given a patently clear directive: All women who have birthed evil children must eat the literal fruits of their labour.
NB
Detailed recipes on some of my favourite "Eat your Evil Child" dishes will be given in Work Sheet 4: The Bible: The Ultimate Handbook And Guide To Parenting 2. These recipes will go down a treat at parties, wakes and BBQ's.
Whom the Lord Loveth He correcteth.. "He that smiteth (hits) his father or his mother shall surely be put to death." Exodus 21:15 Again this sage advice helps us as parents to put into perspective boundaries of what we find acceptable or in this case unacceptable behaviour, likewise if a child uses foul language then that too warrants extreme correction : "And he that curseth his father or mother shall be put to death." Exodus 21:17.
One preventative is that all children should be muzzled and bound lest they be put to the sword, bullet or pebble of death in order to prevent wayward children from commiting these crimes. It is needless to say that there is no grey area within the Bible. God's commands are very state of the art black and white. Kill, move on, deal with it and praise the Lord is very much the formula used in Biblical times none of which should be doubted, questioned or judged. If we are to be truly Christ- like then we must follow the Biblical Directives to the letter.
Honour thy mother and father...
"Behold now, I have two daughters
which have not known man;
let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you,
and do ye to them as is good in your eyes." Genesis 19:8
As we know incestuous relations were en vogue in Biblical days. It's really thanks to contemporary revivalists such as, Woody Allen, who should be praised for such efforts in trying to make incest acceptable today by following standards set in The Bible: The Ultimate Handbook And Guide To Parenting. The whole of Genesis depicts quite clearly sibling marriages and other forms of incest which were acceptable to God. Consider, Abraham married his sister Sarah Genesis 17:15-16, Reuben had sexual relations with his mother (concubine) Genesis 35:22, and Onan slept with his brothers wife Genesis 38:8-10. Moses was too was the product of an incestuous marriage: Exodus 6:20 reads "And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses.. "All acts blessed by our Lord and Saviour except for Onan who spilled his seed.
Naughty Onan!
But if your sons and daughters are virgins and you find them annoying, then one way to put them to good use is to make them whore for you. If it works for Lot then it'll work for you too! Glory! Or if you want to keep it in the family then sleep with your progeny - alcohol or drugs may help: "And they made their father drink wine that night: and the first born went in, and lay with her father." Genesis 19:33.
Your children are not your children
"The first born of thy sons thou shalt give me." Exodus 22:29
If you find all the above difficult to swallow then I believe that you are being tested by Satan. The Truly Faithful in Christ should have no qualms with biblical correction but if you wish feel free to email me and I shall intercede on your behalf and ask our Lord Jesus to direct and to guide you. However, even though these Biblical Guidelines were originally written for the original chosen tribe of God (the Jews) and later the Neo Family of God (Christians). It is hoped that the atheist, non believer, follower of Self and counterfeit religions utilise The Bible: The Ultimate Handbook And Guide To Parenting to bring humanity ever closer to the one true God. Amen.
But remember:You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth