104. What the Theologians Say about Biblical Discipline.

It is so difficult to navigate how to discipline in a world where our Bible and our culture are saying two different things. It can be easy to view scripture from the lens of culture or pick and choose what we want to believe out of the Bible based on what the current parenting movement is saying. But in order to read the Bible well, we can’t read it through the lens of 21st century thinking, but rather through how it would have been understood for centuries. Today we unpack a little bit about what the theologians believe the Bible says about discipline because most of us don’t know the Greek/Hebrew or don’t understand the culture at the time the passage was written. We must learn to read the Bible with these things in mind and today we unpack the concept of discipline through the expertise of those who’s job is to interpret scripture. Let’s dig in! Love, Brittany Articles Referenced: https://www.etsjets.org/files/JETS-PDFs/48/48-4/JETS_48-4_715-732.pdf https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/reviews/corporal-punishment-bible/ https://thecripplegate.com/is-the-rod-of-proverbs-literal-or-metaphorical/ https://www.ligonier.org/posts/wisely-handling-book-proverbs Ready to go deeper? Here's where to start: The Unstuck Workshop — $37 and self-paced. If you want to finally understand why you keep feeling stuck and walk away with a tool to actually change it, this is your first step. Made Whole Academy — The full 10-week journey. Real tools, real community, and lasting change. Applications are open. Free Quiz: What's Actually Keeping You Stuck? — Not sure where to start? Take the quiz and find out. Find everything else at madewholepath.com and come say hi on Instagram at @madewholepath. If this episode helped you, share it with a friend who needs it. That's how women like us find each other.