Read Part One HERE
In this post I continue to share from an article by Larry Solomon “Does the Bible allow a husband to spank his wife?” This article can be found on his website Biblical Gender Roles.
Larry Solomon: “The Bible, not Culture, should determine our Morality,”
Larry Somon:“Even though wife spanking was practiced in most cultures for most of human history that does not automatically make it right. Culture, or the majority view on whether something is right or wrong, does not make it right or wrong. For us, as believers, we must measure every thing we think, do or say by God’s standard of right and wrong which is the Bible. When we look at the Bible and not our feelings or what our culture believes as our starting point it will literally transform our view of this world. We will see things we never saw before. The Bible tells us: “And do not be conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God.” (KJV)
Larry Solomon: "So we are told that we are not to be conformed to what our world or our culture thinks is right but rather we are to renew our minds accordingly to what God thinks is right. But then how do we know what the will of God is? How do we know what is moral by God’s standards? The answer to the question of knowing what the will of God is to look to His Word found in the Bible. We need to be as the Bereans who searched the Scriptures daily for the truth of God’s Word and once we find that truth we need to apply it to our lives no matter if it conflicts with our cultural upbringing or not."
My Comment
It is true that the Bible and not culture should determine our morality. However, to even consider the question whether or not the Bible allows a husband to spank his wife, is inconceivable since it should be clear without any need for further discussion that the Bible under no circumstances allows a husband to spank his wife.
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