Playlist: Rod of Correction (topic)
Parenting (Part 5): Methods
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe rod of correction drives foolishness from the heart of a child. The rod and reproof together give wisdom. The rod drives foolishness out so that wisdom can enter. Spanking gets the child's attention and causes pain so that the child understands what is acceptable versus what is unacceptable. The words alone will probably not …
The March Toward Globalism (Part Three)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)The rod of correction appears in several proverbs that address child training. He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him promptly. Do not withhold correction from a child, for if you beat him with a rod, he will not die. You shall beat him with a rod, and deliver his soul from hell. Foolishness is …
Childrearing (Part Six)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughThe rod of correction drives foolishness from the heart of a child. Foolishness consists of weakness of mind that produces impulses and urges without consideration of the end result. The rod of correction supplies the immediate pain that enables a child to learn cause and effect. The rod of correction forms part of training that …
The March Toward Globalism (Part Two)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)A loving parent who fears God disciplines a child promptly with the rod of correction. God judges that a parent who spares the rod hates the child regardless of affectionate feelings. The spanking passes on a measured amount of pain so that the child associates the act of disobedience with the pain produced. The child must make …
Growing Up
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughChildren who learn to obey their parents (and by extension, the laws of God and society) save themselves from untold grief later in life.
Even From My Youth
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe rod of correction drives foolishness from the heart of a child. The rod and rebuke give wisdom. A child left to himself brings shame to his mother. Parents place restraints on the young person's unruly nature. Parents guide children in the narrow way so that they end up as functioning adults in society. Parents guide …
Parenting (Part 4): Discipline
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe text states that the rod of correction must be used in love. God says that if one spares the rod one hates one's son because one is not preparing him for life or giving him any discipline. If one really loves one's child one will discipline him early and diligently because he needs it. The text adds that proper discipline …
Do We Truly Honor God in Our Actions?
Sermon by Kim MyersWe've all read the verses that state that the Word of God is the Bread of Life, but do we consistently practice what it teaches, and thus honor God?
Absalom: A Study in Narcissism
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughThe rod and rebuke give wisdom but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother. Correction must not be withheld from the child because beating him with a rod will not kill him yet will deliver his soul from death. David failed to apply the rod of correction to any of his children at any time. This neglect allowed Absalom …
Childrearing (Part Four)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughChildren do not initiate love but reflect it. If a child does not receive a convincing demonstration of this love, he will not become a conductor of love.
Deuteronomy: Being Careful
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughOur care in following God's instructions must be thorough, leaving no place for inattention, short cuts, negligence, or doing only enough to get by.
How the Human Mind Shapes What We Believe
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThere are numerous fallacious reasoning patterns to which we can all fall prey, seen in a number of incidents recorded throughout the Bible.
New Covenant Priesthood (Part Nine)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughPride elevates one above God, denigrating any dependence upon God, replacing it with self-idolatry. We ought to boast or glory in the Lord instead of ourselves.
God's Creation and Our Works
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughLike Joseph, we need to realize that God—not ourselves—is the Creator, engineering events that form us into what He wants us to become.
Lamentations (Part Six)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughIn Lamentations 3, the narrator finally convinces Lady Jerusalem that her own sins have caused her necessary punishment and affliction by God.
The Goodness and Severity of God
Sermon by Charles Whitaker (1944-2021)On the heels of destruction will come the forces of reconciliation. The forces of destruction and construction will appear to be virtually simultaneous.
Be Prepared (2012)
Sermon by Kim MyersIf we are in the end times, we will need to have an augmented regimen of Bible study, prayer, fasting, and meditation, reinforcing our resolve and courage.
Lamentations (Part Five; 1989)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughThe speaker in Lamentations 3 identifies himself as the man who has experienced calamities by the rod of His wrath. This rod is distinguished from the shepherd's staff with its hook, for the rod is a short, solid wooden club used to strike a sheep sharply across the eyes or the back of the head when gentler guidance fails. After …