What is weird is that we raised our kids in a non judge mental "liberal" Baptist church. No hellfire and brimstone. No condemnation. Just affirmation and love.
And i think we "spanked" our kids one time. They are now adults and love the Lord. No addictions, no out of wedlock babies, both graduates with my daughter with CHARGE syndrome never driving yet getting her Masters, both employed, happy, etc. And both always want to do stuff with us.
Can't say the same for a lot of kids I know raised in the hellfire and brimstone churches. If you let God work, He will.
And edited to add that kids are not dumb. If they grow up in an abusive, threatening church, it is no different than growing up in an abusive, threatening family. I know kids raised like that who have either left the church or have a lot of psychological scars. Remember Jesus taught us God was our Daddy. And a loving one at that.
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