Withhold Not Correction
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| Author: | Bruce Ray | |
| Genre(s) | Parenting | |
| Publisher | P & R Publishing | |
| Released | Jul 1, 1989 | |
| Pages | 144p | |
| ISBN-10 | 0875524001 | |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0875524009 | |
Amazon review
My husband and I read this book the first time when our now 23-year-old son was only a year old. We didn't have a clue what we were doing as parents... Neither of us were brought up in homes where we were taught to love Christ or how much He loves us— that He died for us so that we could know Him, so discipline had nothing to do with Him.
Growing up in a home that some would characterize as abusive, I was reluctant to use the rod before reading this book. Ray helped me see that it can be used in a loving disciplinary way that actually prevents abuse because its use is not based on my emotions but on the child's disobedience to God. And just like when we sin, that presents a wonderful opportunity to teach our children from before they can even talk, how glorious is it that Jesus lived an obedient life in our place and then suffered the punishment we deserve so that we could be in a right relationship with Him.
Our four children are very close in age— the oldest was 5 when the youngest was born. We didn't do it perfectly, and THE most important thing is prayer. But we found that the more consistently we implemented Ray's practical disciplinary guidelines, the less we spanked, and by the time they were 7 or 8, we almost never needed to spank.
The other TREASURE in this book is the topical Scripture reference in the back that helps you teach your child that ultimately it's about obedience to God.
Proverbs 23:13 - King James Version
- 13 Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
Author biography
Bruce Ray is a pastor of Juanita Community Church in Kirkland, Washington (retired from the full-time role). He has been in pastoral ministry for 50 years and has also served as a Police, Fire & EMS chaplain for 30 years. Bruce is a certified Field Traumatologist and a member of the International Conference of Police Chaplains, the Federation of Fire Chaplains, the American Association of Suicidology, and the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation. Bruce also serves on the Executive Board of the Fellowship of Independent Reformed Evangelicals (FIRE) and on the Advisory Board of Northwest University's Buntain College of Nursing. Bruce and his wife, Terri, have five adult children and six grandchildren. Bruce has authored several books and is a frequent speaker on crisis inter
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