No, you can claim to be a Christian and not believe the Bible, but you cannot be a true Christian (and what would be the point of claiming but not believing anyway).
Also, that proverb is talking about loving discipline of a child, not just beating them because you want to.
If you really are a Christian, you will not have sex outside of marriage, because the Bible clearly states that it is wrong... check out Ephesians 5:5.
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