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I joined The Torah Network towards the end of 2021 and never got around to introducing myself. So I'm here this morning to say Hi to everyone. It's time to be more active on this site. Married to my precious and disabled husband of 52 years, I am his caregiver. We have 2 daughters, 4 granddaughters and 6 great grandchildren. There is so much to share about this walk in the Torah and about life in general. If anyone cares to friend me, I would love to respond.

The Book of Proverbs says to heed the advice of your parents. The 5th commandment says to honor them for a long life. How does listening to your parents improve your life? What if you have terrible, cruel parents?
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DISCIPLINE – PART 2

CHURCH DISCIPLINE

The church is basically a large family, and each believer is a member. The nature of the church - a community intended to reflect YHVH’s Character in the faith, worship, and lives of its members-makes it different from all other social groups. At the same time, the church is called to be an open and concerned community, reaching out compassionately to needy, sinful human beings. Believer’s lifestyles must clearly differ from pagan lifestyles and that difference often creates a barrier between non-believers and believers. The church, therefore, has a responsibility not to place any obstacles between itself and unbelievers except when Scripture requires us to. All of this puts the church in a difficult position between YHVH and the world. Without a careful balance, a church can easily become overly strict or overly permissive. By imposing scriptural discipline on its members, the church can keep itself from going too far in either direction. The Scriptures provide the church with more than enough guidance on this matter -- see Exodus 20:1-17; 1 Corinthians 5:11; 6:9-11; Ephesians 4:25-32; 5:1-21; Colossians 3:5-11 -- but church members must always remember not to confuse Biblical rules with cultural rules. For instance, though drunkenness is forbidden in the New Testament, there is no scriptural Law against drinking wine. Unfortunately, some believers have assumed, because they grew up among people who oppose alcohol, that drinking is a sin - a position that the Bible does not support. They make a -bigger deal- out of drinking than is necessary. The New Testament, recognizing that conflict sometimes occurs between believer’s liberty and believer’s responsibility, gives guidelines for resolving these kinds of conflicts -- 1 Corinthians 8. Church discipline should be consistent. It should oppose the subtle, invisible sins of attitude and more obvious sins with the same severity. For example, the church should discipline gossip or materialism as well as sexual immorality or murder. The New Testament condemns immorality, murder, and drunkenness, but also envy, jealousy, anger, selfishness, complaining, and criticism. All sin keeps us from entering the Kingdom of YHVH -- Galatians 5:19-21. Unbelievers are often made to feel unwelcome in the church because of minor issues such as smoking or drinking, while church members are allowed to continue gossiping, complaining, and being selfish even though the Bible condemns these sins with much more energy than it does drunkenness. The New Testament describes the way church discipline should be done -- Matthew 18:15-18; 1 Corinthians 5:3-13; Galatians 6:1. Offenders should first be approached and admonished privately. If they refuse to repent or mend their ways, the case should be presented before the leadership of the church and then, if necessary, before the whole congregation. If offenders continue in their error, they should be excluded from the church, not out of cruelty but with the hope that this punishment will bring them to repentance and restoration -- 2 Thessalonians 3:14-15. YHVH’s Love, as the Bible describes it and as Yeshua exemplifies it, is intended to teach all people how to live. Those who ignore the Promises YHVH makes to the faithful will encounter YHVH’s Discipline, but believers who discipline themselves, their children, and each other in a loving way honour Moshiach and model His way of Life

DISCIPLINE – PART 1

Ask someone what discipline is and you will likely hear the word punishment. But that is not what the Bible’s concept of discipline is all about. Discipline in the Bible is goal oriented seeking to develop a godly person who will walk in Elohim’s ways. We tend to think of discipline as keeping others in line, but at the heart of discipline is discipling, helping people become followers, particularly followers of Moshiach. The emphasis is on loving guidance and teaching. Discipline shapes a person’s character and helps her or him to behave correctly. The word comes from a Latin word meaning – instruction - or - training. To discipline means to help others live their lives so that they can do what they ought to do. Discipline, though we often fear it, does not have to be stern or harsh.

BIBLICAL TEACHING
Although used only once in the King James Version -- Job 36:10, the word -discipline- in various noun and verb forms, occurs frequently in modern versions of the Bible. The Hebrew and Greek words commonly translated as -discipline- are also sometimes translated as -reproof; warning; restraint; correction; or -especially in KJV)- chastisement. More positive sounding synonyms include: upbringing; training; instruction; and education. In the Old Testament, the word -discipline- is used in ways that are noticeably more negative than in the New Testament. Old Testament -discipline- is usually expressed in the form of -Don’t do …; if you do, I will punish you. YHVH’s Old Covenant with Israel is a set of Laws and Laws generally specify what one cannot do, rather than what one can. YHVH’s New Covenant in the New Testament leads the authors of the New Testament Books to take a more positive view of discipline. Yet both Covenants had the same goal: righteousness. If the Old Testament writers pay a lot of attention to YHVH’s punishment for sinners, they do so to warn sinners about the nature of sin by showing them where sin leads. In addition to negative discipline punishment, the Bible also contains examples of positive discipline or reward for good behaviour. The Old Testament frequently speaks of YHVH exercising discipline over Israel -- Leviticus 26:23; Deuteronomy 4:36; 8:5; Jeremiah 31:18 --, over the nations -- Psalm 94:10 --, or over individuals -- Job 5:17; Psalm 94:10, 12; Hebrews 12:5-11; Revelation 3:19. Parents are warned to discipline their children -- Deuteronomy 21:18 -- and fathers to discipline their sons -- Proverbs 13:24; 19:18; 22:15; 23:13; 29:17; see also Ephesians 6:4; Hebrews 12:7-10. Pastors discipline their churches -- 2 Timothy 2:25. People fear discipline from YHVH -- Psalm 6:1 -- but it is His wrath that should be feared. His wrath is directed only against those who have proved themselves to be His enemies -- Deuteronomy 11:2-3. YHVH’s discipline is different from His wrath and should not be feared -- Proverbs 3:11 -- or taken for granted -- Hebrews 12:5. YHVH disciplines His people as a loving father disciplines a beloved son -- Deuteronomy 8:5; Proverbs 3:11-12; Hebrews 12:5-7. Only a fool or wicked person hates YHVH’s discipline -- Psalm 50:17; Proverbs 5:12; Jeremiah 31:18. According to Scripture, a wise person should love discipline -- Proverbs 12:1; 13:24; 2 Timothy 1:7; Hebrews 12:5, 9. The result of discipline is knowledge -- Proverbs 12:1 -- and parents’ delight -- 29:17 . One who is disciplined is blessed -- Job 5:17; Psalm 94:12. Discipline is called the way of life -- Proverbs 6:23. It saves one from destruction -- 19:18 -- and allows one to escape both folly -- 22:15 and YHVH’s condemnation of the world -- 1 Corinthians 11:32. It helps us learn to share YHVH’s Holiness -- Hebrews 12:7 -- and gives us the peaceful fruit of righteousness -- Hebrews 12:11. Without discipline, we will be mired in sin, abandoned by YHVH -- Leviticus 26:23-24 -- and swallowed up by death -- Proverbs 5:23 -- and destruction -- Proverbs 19:18. The book of Proverbs tells us that discipline is necessary to help us avoid sexual sin -- 5:12-23; 6:23-24. Loose or wicked women are often used in this book as symbols of many kinds of enticing, deceptive situations. To be able to act maturely in such situations requires that young people respond to wise and loving parental discipline so that they learn to live disciplined lives. They will then do what is right by the -bent of nature- because their inner nature has been shaped to conform to what is right. The book of Hebrews urges its readers to learn from discipline rather than reacting against it. No individual should think lightly of the discipline of Elohim -- Hebrews 12:5. Discipline is important, and we shouldn’t laugh at it. On the other hand, we should not lose courage when we are punished by YHVH; in other words, we shouldn’t be so preoccupied by our punishment that we give up hope. There is a reason for what happens: No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening; it is painful! But afterward there will be a quiet harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way -- Hebrews 12:11. The exhortation is not to reject discipline or be dejected by it, but to accept it and be instructed by it.

SELF-DISCIPLINE
Self-discipline is an important idea in the New Testament. Because Yeshua came, believers have been set free from -- the law of sin and death -- and have -- the Law of Ruach of life in Yeshua Moshiach -- Romans 8:1-8 -- to change our inner selves so that we can fulfil YHVH’s Laws. The indwelling Ruach of YHVH enables believers to exercise self-discipline. Spiritual transformation is accompanied by renewal of the mind -- Romans 12:2, which brings us a new understanding of ourselves, our motivations, and our attitudes.

PARENTAL DISCIPLINE
The family is the basic human community. Parents are given the responsibility of guiding and correcting their children -- Deuteronomy 6:7; Proverbs 22:6. The Bible is essentially pessimistic about human nature; we do not behave well unless we are carefully taught to. Therefore, parents are urged not to leave children to their own natural tendencies. Parents must provide their children with role models through their behaviour, attitudes, and values. They must also teach their children through instruction and discipline, including punishment. Advice, exhortation, counselling, family devotions, and Scriptural training in gatherings and Shabbat schools are the best ways of training a child. But parents may also need negative measures, such as rules and punishments. When small children do not listen to their parents, punishment is necessary to persuade them -- Proverbs 13:24. Physical discipline, such as spanking, should only be given when parents’ rules and principles have been clearly stated; Parents must avoid punishing their children out of simple anger or irritation and must never cause injury to a child. Physical punishment should be used as a last resort and should not be done in a way that will cause anger in children without teaching them anything -- Ephesians 6:4. Humans are sinful, and even children are self-centred -- Psalm 51:5. Somehow children must learn respect for themselves and for others. Left on their own to be influenced by a sinful society, they can become rebellious social misfits, leaving a trail of heartache in their own lives and in the lives of other people. One must love one’s children enough to discipline them