Christian arguments against the Pearls' teachings.
The Hippie Housewife looks at The Rod Verses in a 3 part series which I highly recommend:
Also, Theology Today explains the Rod Verses in Spanking Hurts Everybody By Robert R. Gillogly
Hermana means sister in Spanish and Linda is my name. I was born in late 1960 to a mother who had traveled around the world and had been impressed at the baby wearing she saw in Africa and Japan. While in Japan she purchased the baby carrier in which she is wearing me in my avatar.
By the grace of God, I trusted Jesus as my personal savior in 1983. He gave me a husband in 1987 and 2 sons in the early 1990's. All glory to God.
[...] of disciplining teenaged boys with a metal rod. This is the first time I have heard of a church Taking The Rod Verses Literally. Well, maybe not exactly literally, as the rod was too small and made of the wrong substance, but [...]
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In thinking about the Pearls’ or anyone else’s use of this scripture for me it calls to mind the following scriptures:
Matthew 18:6 (1-6)
Mark 9:42
Luke 17:2
All of these talking about “offending these little ones”.