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Probably the single biggest question people have that keeps them from faith in God is, “How can a loving God exist, and there be so much evil in the world?”

A better question, and one that’s easier to relate to is, “Can anger, hate, or wrath exist in a loving relationship?”

The answer is, yes.

We examine sources from the progressive, liberal side of the issue, comparing it to simple teachings from the bible. In particular how a parent shos love to a child. There will be no surprises to realize the model of love that sets God in place as our parent, matches the advice that even anybody can understand. In particular, we look at an article from Huffpost that follows God’s model of loving discipline to mold his children.

God’s wrath is slow to anger, he is patient with his children, but steps in when judgement dictates unsafe behavior, or other infraction where a lesson needs to be enforced. A parent may need to control their anger before dealing out corrective action, exactly like God’s being slow to wrath.

Parents need to reach a point where the child is removed from the scene of the crime, so to speak, and an age appropriate form of discipline is administered. Discipline that may seem unfair, or harsh to the child, but just as God is fair, the parent is in a better position to know more than the child why their behavior merits being corrected.

Love knows how, and wen to apply discipline, even when itg involves hardship, Judgment, or Correction. As humans we understand this, and because we want our children who we love, to become self-disciplined adults. If we didn’t love them, we wouldn’t care how they acted.

Love exhibits the love and faithfulness of God.

Deuteronomy 8:5

Know then in your heart that, as a man disciplines his son, the LORD your God disciplines you.

(ESV)

Psalm 119:75

I know, O LORD, that your rules are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.

(ESV)

Proverbs 3:12

for the LORD reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.

(ESV()

Here’s the talking points to compare to Huffpost on Child Discipline

* Get a grip on your own anger.

* This is an opportunity for you to teach. Often children have to do the wrong thing on their way to doing the right thing. And yes, for that there is a consequence.

* Whatever the behavior was, you are stopping it. Remove the child from the scene of the crime.

* Say as little as possible. using your low, slow, icy voice. Mean business.

* Remove and isolate your child to a safe place. No words.

* DISENGAGE. Do not give your attention of any kind, negative or positive. Nothing.

* After calming down, revisit.

* Have a short, direct conversation, (about what happened and what will happen as a result.

* For children 7 years old and younger, have your logical consequence ready to impose.

(Logical consequences are directly related to the misbehavior.) You showed me that you do not know how to use balls responsibly, so you will not be able to use balls of any kind for the rest of the week.

* For children older than 7, in addition to the logical consequence, there might be a removal of privileges, or restitution to repay damages.

* Have patience. Know that it takes time for the lesson to take hold.