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It does not matter if your God does not exist in my view. And please do not make false claims about me. The topic is that fact that you keep claiming that your God is a liar.
This is not rational reasoning. It is only a weak excuse.
None of that addresses how we know your interpretation is more accurate than others, nor does it address how we know Christianity is true over every other religion.
Such courage I must assume comes from the Heavenly warmth of ignorance. But never mind what I said, pay it no mind. Carry on.
I'm not surprised at all you have to turn to the Bible to prove the Bible, just as all religions have turned to their own teachings and texts for validation. But they lack external validation that doesn't depend on their own sources. And religious devotees of all religions have their faith confirmed by tests, and visions, and alleged miracles.
Then clearly the Bible is not good for nothing good will say "he that spares his rod hates his son," or "if a man has a stubborn and rebellious child....the men shall stone him to death." Those things are wicked and cruel, not good, merciful, or just.
A rod is not discipline but is violence. And hitting children is abhorrent and appalling behavior. To even suggest that sparing the use of corporal punishment with an object is to somehow hate your child, such a thing is evil, cruel, and wicked.
That makes not one bit of difference. To demand a parent kill their child is evil, cruel, wicked, and would be considered especially heinous in a court of law.
Apparently we are better than your god, for there are many of us who are better than that, and do not resort to physical punishment or the death sentence. There are those of us who are more humane and patient than your god, and instead of demanding death we ask those your god condemned what is wrong with them and hear them out. We'd rather see them shed tears as their pains are addressed and resolved, rather than see their blood shed because we care not about our fellow human.
A rod--the object the Bible states that should not be spared if you love your kid--is not a spank, is not discipline, and is abuse.
I've helped raise nine nieces and nephews, and I also worked case manage and DCS with kids. I have no desire or want for my own.
Rather than hitting them, in any way, I would have some rather lovely pictures for them to look at. I might even buy them a Jeffrey the Diseased Lung stuffy and shirt for their birthday. I won't hit them though. It's their choice after all. But if I'm their mom, they might end up seeing some rotten gums and teeth after waking up and reaching for their tooth brush. And if it were a son, perhaps even a big floppy dildo painted up to look like a cigarette that gets tucked just under his pillow so he finds just after lying down.
Violence is about the worst thing for a case of hard drugs. When that is the case, anything other than lots of patients, tolerance, respect, and love and you're only making things worse. I would be too concerned to even think about hitting my child, and I would want to make sure they are ok.
How about people who care about believing true things, based on good evidence?