Welcome to Variety Podcast. I'm your host, Felicia Mason-Himer, and I am here to

teach you how to know what you believe, to live it boldly, and to communicate it

graciously to the world around you. I believe that women are ready to go deeper in

their faith than ever before, and they don't have to go to seminary to do it. I am

so glad you're here, and I hope you'll join me on this journey because every

woman is a theologian. Welcome back to Variety Podcast. Today we're talking

about consequences versus condemnation. What's the difference? Is there a

difference? This topic has been something I've studied for my own personal

benefit for the last few months, because I've noticed specifically in

parenting accounts, whether secular or Christian, there has become a trend where

consequences are considered punitive. What do I mean by punitive? I mean that

consequences in parenting are seen as punishments, and those punishments, these

accounts, these books, are teaching, are not in accordance with God's

character. And so this got me thinking, what's the difference between a

consequence and a punishment? Is there a difference? Is it really wrong?

Biblically, to give your child a consequence, are you being, quote unquote,

punitive? And is this against God's character? What does the Bible say about

consequences versus the idea of condemnation or punishment? And what's the

difference if any? And so I did a deep dive into this for my own benefit, because

as a parent of three young children, who is learning and growing myself,

I want to know that how I'm directing, how I'm parenting my children is in

accordance with what scripture teaches, but also that what I'm doing isn't just

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