Number 6
Six is connected with darkness and its influence upon man.
6th time Job’s name is mentioned it deals with Satan
When Israel made the gold calf they did 6 things.
The children of Israel lusted after 6 things in the wilderness.
1 Cor 5:11 – a list of 6 kinds of men with whom not to fellowship with: fornicators, covetous, idolaters, railers or drunkards.
At the sounding of the 6th trumpet, men were found worshipping 6 false gods.
Luke 17:28, Jesus mentioned 6 things in connection with the wicked in Lot’s time.
Revelation 13:2 states that the dragon, who is the devil, will give to the beast his power. There are 36 references to the best in the book of Revelation. When added together, one to 36 total 666. (1 + 2 + 3 ……. =666)
Revelations 13:5 states that power is given to the beast to continue 42 months. Six, the number of Satan, added to 36, the number of times the beast is mentioned, equals 42, which is the exact number of months the beast will continue.
Here’s a Hot Issue But ton.
Spanking? Yes or No
Child Trends
In the period between 1986 and 2004, the percentage of men who agreed or strongly agreed that it is sometimes necessary to spank a child hard dropped from 84 percent to 77 percent. Among women, the percentage dropped from 82 percent to 69 percent during the same period.
Younger women are more likely than older women to agree or strongly agree that spanking a child is sometimes necessary. In 2004, 79 percent of 18 to 24 year old females agreed that a child sometimes needs a “good hard spanking” compared with 61 percent of 45 to 65 year old females.
Comments (20)
That picture is just scary.
Spanking… hmmm… We have given our monsters swats on the behind… but never when they were over three… once their comprehension level is high enough there are other things that hurt more… like no tv or computer… I am such a mean mama… oh yeah. lol
i’m with ang on the spanking issue.
Interesting facts about the number Six.
I agree with spanking. I was spanked, and even though I may have disliked it when it was done, it did me good.
Spare the rod and spoil the child. Our job pool is full of self-centered, spoiled brats that can’t function in the real world because they were raised to believe there were no consequences for any of their actions.
Spare the rod and spoil the child. Our job pool is full of self-centered, spoiled brats that can’t function in the real world because they were raised to believe there were no consequences for any of their actions.
Spanking is only good when balanced out with love. One without the other is no good.It cannot be done in anger. Only a son/daughter who is loved is disciplined so that they may be better. It is hard on the one administering the discipline, but that is what love is about. It is doing the hard things when you don’t want to.
I have this sudden urge to watch the movie, “Omen”. Not the remake, but the really old one.
I never had to spank my daughter or son and I only got one spanking from my mom…with a tree branch — OUCH!
I’ve never had anything good come of anything relating to the mark of the beast – isn’t that what they call it?- one of my girls was going to get $666 back on her Federal taxes and I told her she needed to go back and change something – quick! and there were 4 kids in my family- and because we would never rat each other out we all ended up getting spanked almost everyday – with what ever – flip flops – flyswatters – bolo paddles – privet hedge switches – and I don’t think it warped us too badly (although now that I think about it maybe that is why I’m a little warped) and our Dad never spanked us and Mom never spanked us in anger (I think). I however agree with Ang about the age of comprehension, there are better ways to deal out punishment than spanking…..Have a great day Randy – theres a full moon tommorow!
Spanking. I’m so glad my parents disciplined me as a child. Thankful even.
Are there other forms of discipline? Sure. Discipline must be appropriate to the age level and circumstance. Regardless, and as it has been said, the discipline must be coupled with love, and never out of anger.
Better that a child learns from the discipline a parent gives, than later on in life learning from the state.
Oh gosh Randy,I thought for a minute that you were going to say to spank your children 6 times!
Anyway,Elaina is 15……..one of the most humble christians that you will find
Never has she ever been spanked.
That says it all for me.
She sought God,God has held her close,she is holding God close.
Because I may have gone off the deep end spanking her! No,not really…it just sounded like that is where I was going with that comment.
I love you Randy.
I hope I made sense.
OH WAIT! the 6 thing…I did not know this stuff!Thank you and wow.
Love,Deanna
I rarely ever spank my kids i feel that making my younger one have time out gets the picture across because he doesnt like to just sit. I didnt know about the 6 thigns either that is really interesting
Oh but I have to add……………
I am a survivor!!
A survivor of my mom.
My mom BEAT me…..
She beat me like a cat in a greyhound dog race……..
But by the grace of God,
I survived.
wink*
I love you!
Oh gosh,Randy.
Thats a really hard thing to go through….
It took me years because I didnt have anyone like you worried about me.
Aahh! this is awesome.
Anyway,I held it for so long.My mom was so dominating even after I left home.
She hated the fact that she could not run my life anymore.This is what I finally did.
I HAD to have Jesus first.Period.
But before I had Jesus,I would think about her abuse.I would remeber every single thing she had done.I would hate her and what she did so much.I felt like she had me just to be mean to someone weak.I wished that I hadnt been born.I wished her dead to her face one time.(After I was an adult,mind you..I was scared of her)
I would tell people about the abuse.We need to do that,Randy.We really need that.I cry as I say that.I was so alone!Even when I was around people that I love,I was still so alone!I was weak.I felt like I would never be good enough for anybody nor anything in my life.
I needed the hate the pain.Not her.I needed to see the boot coming to my eye in my mind(she kicked me in the eye one time)I needed to hate the pain of the boot!NOT the person.I needed to hold myself.Love myself.Protect myself.
One day, a couple of months after accepting Christ…I was thinking about it again and I asked God to help her to live for Him.And as I was remembering me…I saw me as some other little girl….She was me but she wasnt me!She was seperated from me!I mean I felt sorry for HER.I did not feel abused anymore! I did not feel like I had been hurt!I felt pure,whole valued,worth.I felt love for the little girl.I felt a secure feeling for HER.Its hard to express that enough.Oh Randy,God seperated my past from me!I had to seperate it so that God could take it!!…I cry tears of joy as I type this..
Give her….her hate.She has to hate the pain.Not the person.She has to.She needs Jesus first.Which I dont doubt for a second that you have taken care of that already!BuT then she needs to seperate the pain from the abuser,then she needs to ask GOd to seperate her from the one that was being abused.Forgive the abuser??Yes.
THE hard part was to forgive her.But she needs to ask God to help her imagine that the abuser is crying and asking her to forgive..She can do it.I promise.
If I can help,I will.Only in Jesus’ leading….
ah!!!That felt so awesome to type this for someone else…
hahaha…I thought why would you get a spanking at the race car track…then I remembered those awful plastic hot wheel tracks ….ohhhh meeee…..
hmm spanking
Of course I was spanked,switched or belted.
But it was mostly from frustration and anger
on the adult side; Or my twin sister was at fault.
*giggles*
My kids…I had to learn (from them) that hitting
for any reason was actually abusive…just as Yelling
and name calling are.
Kids are just little people that grow up remembering.
Spanking children is like giving speeding tickets to adults; how effective it is depends on whether or not it’s necessary and just.
Some adults require speeding tickets. Some don’t. Some of us should get speeding tickets, but don’t. Some of get speeding tickets, but would probably do better with warnings. But the truth is, rarely do one or two speeding tickets irreparably harm us. And most often they could do each us some measure of good.
Fascinating how significant these numbers are in the Bible…
I have mixed emotions about spanking. I think there are times when it’s an absolute necessity. I remember when our son ran out in front of a car when he was 4…The man who almost hit him was frightened to death but he was nice enough to let me know. Believe me, he was spanked. I wanted him to feel fear at the mere thought of running out in the street… I think that “fear” might be appropriate perhaps when disciplining…Teaching was very difficult, almost impossible because discipline is not permitted and the kids know that. I believe that the Bible advocates discipline many times…for the good of the child…or learner. The Lord disciplines those He loves. I feel the same about parents. It might be just easier not to discipline but…if we love them, we want the best for them and that involves learning discipline.
ryc: Randy, Ten year olds acting like three year olds, are still ten year olds, I bet it would be FAR more painful to lose a gamboy for a week, or playstation etc… or to lose TV time then it would be to get a spanking… Of course this would require more effort on the parents part…
I am not opposed to spanking, but at some point it becomes less about a true punishment and more about domination… not a great thing. Especailly when you want to foster respect, understanding, trust, love… Not resentment and fear. Although I know some people who swear by making their children fear them…
You know I was scared of my Pop when I was little too, but it had more to do with being scared of his dissappointment in me… Ang
Sorry for the RUN ON. lol Have a great day mister.
I guess I still do not know what Honor/Revere really means. How can I honor someone without listening to them? In terms of spanking, I believe the older women are more wiser (i.e. more patient)…thus they have more creative means of using words to discipline kids. I know people who spank because the bible says it’s okay to spank out of love (i.e. not out of anger). I have better means/choices, so I prefer not to use spanking.