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Pastor Kevin Swanson

303-520-8814
2/22/2004
Castle Rock, CO
“The Rod and Reproof”

4:40-5:20
“The world does not consider the rod a blessing. It’s ironic that we’re sitting in a public building talking about this. It just seems strange because it’s not really part of the culture we live in is it?”

15:50-17:00
“There are some children that need to be disciplined, and I’ve heard this from Godly parents, 20-30 times a day. Some children 20-30 times a day, 3,4,5,6 years in a row. It is just overwhelming for some parents.”

19:30-22:45
"God limits the severity and civil magistrate has some very clearly defined pervue in cases of child abuse in the Scripture. This is a very, very important fact because you know the state is clueless on this issue, utterly clueless, in fact, I have a hard time finding a magistrate or legislator who knows what their role is in the family and is very plainly laid out in Leviticus 24:19 ‘If a man cause a blemish to his neighbor as he hath done so shall it be done to him…the use of the rod is very clear, no lasting harm aloud, period…now this should relieve the conscience of every Christian parent here who from time to time leaves a bruise on a child, it’s legitimate, it’s not lasting harm, it’s not lasting harm. You understand some children bruise just like that, some children don’t, but children are very different in this way, but I’m bringing the word of God to bear on your consciences today, the state should not be an issue here when it comes to obeying the word of God. Now granted we do everything we can to agree with our adversary while we’re in the way with him. We don’t want to make a spectacle out of ourselves…” He goes on to say do it in private.