Let s consider a number of these principles. First, discipline in and because of love. Some parents believe that enforcing standards and rules for their children demonstrates a lack of love and trust in the child. The verse reads, He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him. Love causes us to warn and correct so the child will not cause himself or others harm.
Love seeks another s good.
We have the example of God Himself who disciplines His children because He loves them. My son, do not despise the Lord s discipline and do not resent his rebuke, because the Lord disciplines those He loves, as a father the son he delights in. When God disciplines us, He is acting in love. He does not do so because He hates us or is angry. How easy it is to lash out at a child because we are personally angry.