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>I've been having a very hard time in my daily life >dealing with "sinners", (I know we're all sinners). I >deal with children every day and I wonder about >discipline. These children don't profess to know God >and many times their behavior is not good. My >personal wants is to be strict-especially if I give >out a threat-i.e., "if you do this...I'll do this". > >I disciplined a boy for disobeying me, but afterwards >I was wondering about many things-everybody disobeys. >However, if there's flagrant disobedience it has to be >dealt with. > >I've been told I'm a control freak though, and as I'm >thinking about it, I wonder if I should have >overlooked his behavior. However, if you overlook >people's behavior-where do you draw the line? Also, >Jesus was a friend of sinners and tax collectors. I >wonder, "How did Jesus relate to sinners and tax >collectors?". Did he tell them their sins-as ubf >often did. Or did he just fellowship with them and >love them and pray for them. > >As I teach kids in the public schools, should I just >love them and overlook their sins and maybe later on >if they become Christians deal with their writing on >desks, talking while I'm talking etc. > >I often wonder if I'm a control freak or it's loving >to be strict. I think it's much easier to run a >classroom if I have the kids under control, but I >don't want the kids to become sullen either.
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