"Spare the rod, spoil the child": Why the rod verses in Proverbs are repealed verses

Many parents have heard the phrase "spare the rod, spoil the child". That was saying that got me to be an atheist for half of my life. Most parents in America think that this phrase is a part of the Bible. Instead, this phrase paraphrases a set of passages in the book of Proverbs depicting the rod of correction. Most parents don't realize that these verses are repealed verses

God's Word depicting the rod of correction is spelled out in several verses, including Proverbs 13:24 KJV:

He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

The Hebrew word translated "rod" is shebet and refers here to the rod of correction, which was a switch. The Hebrew word translated "son" is ben and refers here to an mature adult son. This passage denotes the 40 minus 1 lashes, applied to the bare back, within a courtroom setting, as a sentence for a crime. It was unlawful then to whip a fellow Jew outside of a courtroom setting. It was unlawful then to strike a minor child for any reason in the Old Testament. The reason for this verse is that, otherwise, the father would refuse to whip his son. The father was deputized by the court to administer the blows, and he was usually an unwilling participant in the prosecution of his adult son. Jewish parents then were the type to shield their children from blame, even when their children were adults.

The Sacrifice of Jesus Christ worked to end the harsh punishments of the Old Testament. Christ outlawed all corporal punishments by suffering corporal punishment unjustly in the form of the 40 minus 1 lashes at the hands of the Romans before being executed. 

The Bible does not refer to a biblical spanking in the book of Proverbs. However, God does weigh in on the spanking issue, and then some. See Colossians 3:21 KJV:

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers here to offenses or damages, namely the slightest of personal offense perceived by a child, including, but not limited to, the slightest of offensive touch or speech perceived by a child, stemming from entitlement, with this entitlement including any parent anger directed towards a child. It is one thing to stop spanking your child. However, it is not enough to stop spanking or punishing your children. You need to avoid offense in children. Avoiding offense in children is the same as avoiding offense in other adults - be willing to give a meaningful apology whenever you hurt your child's feelings. Usually, all that is necessary is a reassurance of good intent coming from parents, such as when a child cannot accept an ordinary limit not set out of anger. However, if you ever lose your cool as a parent, including when setting a limit, you should definitely apologize to your child, and then commit never to ever lose your cool with your child ever again, as losing your cool with a child alone is entitlement, and was seen as entitlement in the Early Church. This commandment cross-references the Eighth and the Tenth Commandments, with the Apostle Paul here convicting a group of Greek Christians who brought with them into the church their pagan custom of patrias potestas, which is a Latin phrase roughly translated to "power to the parent", namely the power to impose punitive sanctions on children, such as spanking or other forms of punishment of children. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punitive parenting in his secular writings. Attachment parenting was banned under Roman law, but the Early Christians did it anyway, obeying God over men.

The staple punishment in Ancient Greece was a spanking to the bare bottom with an open hand. This was a pagan way of dealing with children. The Early Christians shunned the outside world, with Paul here would have none of that pagan parenting in the churches that he oversaw.

Any parent anger directed towards a child was considered entitled parenting in the Early Church. Parental entitlement is defended as a backbone of sorts, meaning basically that the parent focuses on anger at their child as opposed to trauma from being punished as a child. Any angry parents with anger directed toward a child in the Early Church were seen as akin to a viper lashing out at its prey - maybe the child was warned beforehand, but not by much.

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke their children to anger through punitive parenting will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them be cast forever into the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Let them descend into the abyss which is the ever-burning Hell of fire and torment, suffering God's Wrath day and night forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

Hebrews 12:5-6: Why this passage is not a spanking passage

Most parents believe that the Bible is pro-spanking. The core proof that pro-spanking parents have for their theology in the New Testament is Hebrews 12:5-6. This passage is often re-used as a spanking passage. However, other parts of the Bible prohibit not just spanking, but other forms of punitive parents. The fact of the matter is that the passage in Heb. 12:5-6 refers to enduring hardship, not any punishment of a child. 

God's Word on enduring hardship is spelled out in Hebrews 12:5-6 KJV:

And ye have forgotten the exhortation that speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

The Greek root word translated "scourgeth" is μαστιγόω (Latin: mastigoó) and can have a figurative meaning to it, with the rod being a metaphor for enduring hardship. This sort of passage was written using a specific form of metaphor known as "rod language". After a long day at work, you instead said then "God whipped me hard today" God does not reach down from the heavens and literally whip His children. However, God punishes His children, like only He can, sending trials and tribulations the way of the believer. However, God only punishes His children when it does not harm them, whereas earthly parents only punish their children when it does, in fact, harm them.

God never intended for earthly parents to copy His Parenting methods. That is because earthly parents would harm the child if they punished their child, unlike when God punishes His children. Heb. 12:5-6 is not a spanking verse. However, God does weigh in on the spanking issue, and then some. See Colossians 3:21 KJV:

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers here to offenses or damages, namely the slightest of personal offense perceived by a child, including, but not limited to, the slightest of offensive touch or speech perceived by a child, stemming from entitlement, with this entitlement including any parent anger directed towards children. It is one thing to stop spanking your children. However, it is not enough to stop spanking or punishing children. You need to avoid offense in children. Avoiding offense in children is the same as avoiding offense in other adults - be willing to give a meaningful apology whenever you hurt the feelings of another. Usually, all that is necessary is a reassurance of good intent coming from parents, such as when a child cannot accept an ordinary limit. However, if you ever lose your cool as a parent - including when setting a limit - you definitely need to apologize whenever you lose your cool with your child, as losing your cool as a parent alone is entitlement, and was seen as entitlement in the Early Church. This passage cross-references the Eighth and the Tenth Commandments, with the Apostle Paul here convicting a group of Greek Christians who brought into the church their pagan custom of patrias potestas, which roughly translated as "power to the parent", namely the power to impose punitive sanctions onto children, such as spanking and other forms of punishment. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punitive parenting in his secular writings. Attachment parenting was banned under Roman law, but the Early Christians did it anyway, obeying God over men.

The staple punishment of children in Ancient Greece was spanking a child to the bare bottom. Spanking was a pagan custom then. Paul would have none of it in the churches he oversaw as deacon. The Hebraic understanding of discipline instead involved praise and encouragement when children were caught being good, not punishment and force when children were caught misbehaving.

Parent anger directed towards a child was seen as parental entitlement in the Early Church. Parental entitlement consists of a backbone that consists of parent anger towards children. Most parents in modern times are entitled as parents. However, most parents in the Early Church instead were motivated by worry or concern as parents.

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke their children to anger through punitive parenting will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them be cast forever into the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Let them descend into the abyss which is the ever-burning Hell of fire and torment, suffering God's Wrath day and night forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

Redefining child abuse: Why the Bible calls for expanding child abuse definitions

Many parents think that the ancients in the Bible had no concept of childhood, let alone child abuse. This is a common belief amongst American parents. Most American parents support today's child abuse definitions. However, the fact of the matter is that the Bible has its own definition of child abuse - anything that the child victim perceives as abuse.

The Greek root word denoting parental entitlement is πλεονέκτης (Latin: pleonektés) and is defined as, officially speaking, wanting things from children, to the point of imposition. Unofficially speaking, parental entitlement consists of when parents can't get what they feel that they deserve from children. Parents are deserving of absolutely nothing from children, just for existing. Even any parent anger directed towards children was seen as entitlement in the Early Church. Whenever this sense of entitlement in parents was perceived by the child as offensive or damaging, it was deemed child abuse. See also Colossians 3:21 KJV:

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. 

The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers here to offenses or damages, namely the slightest of personal offense perceived by a child, including, but not limited to, the slightest of offensive touch or speech perceived by a child, stemming from entitlement, with this entitlement including any parent anger directed towards children. Child abuse in the Bible, as a legal concept, consists of entitlement in parents, leading to offense in children. The key to not abusing your child is to avoid offense in your child. Avoiding offense in children is the same as avoiding offense in other adults - be willing to give a meaningful apology whenever you hurt the feelings of another. Usually, all that is necessary is a reassurance of good intent coming from parents, such as when a child cannot accept an ordinary limit. However, if you ever lose your cool as a parent - including when setting a limit - you should definitely give a formal apology to your child, and then commit never to lose your cool with your child ever again, as the slightest of parent anger directed towards a child is entitlement, and was seen as entitlement in the Early Church. This commandment cross-references the Eighth and the Tenth Commandments, with the Apostle Paul here convicting a group of Greek Christian parents who brought into the church their pagan custom of patrias potestas, which is a Latin phrase roughly translating to "power to the parent", namely the power to impose punitive sanctions on children, such as spanking or other forms of punishment of children. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punitive parenting in his secular writings. Attachment parenting was banned under Roman law, but the Early Christians did it anyway, obeying God over men.

The Greek root word translated "they be discouraged" is αθυμέω (Latin: athumeo) and refers here to long-term damages, namely when a spiritually abused child loses heart. The ancients in the Bible had a basic understanding of childhood trauma. Whenever a child grew up to be atheist, it was seen as a shame onto the parents, not as the atheist being a "lost soul" in need of "being saved". Atheism in adult children and minor children alike was seen as a sign of child abuse, with that being the shame that fell onto parents.

The ancients in the Bible even had a concept of child sexual abuse. The Greek root word translated "fornication" is πορνεία (Latin: porneia) and refers to any sexual relations outside of a Christian marriage between one adult man and one adult woman. Sexual relations with your daughter, as a father, was prohibited under Christian law then. Most men do have sexual attraction to their daughters, and this attraction being able to be kept in check using righteous masturbation to thoughts of their daughters. She isn't ready for your adult sex drive, with her attractions to her father being only intended for masturbatory purposes on her end of things. Child sexual abuse then was rare, meaning next to non-existent.

The Bible is an anti-spanking document. All 88 books of the Bible - from Genesis to Revelation - were written by anti-spanking Jews. All of the biblical writers wrote parenting manuals that recommended attachment parenting to parents. Even King Solomon recommended attachment parenting for the little ones, with the rod of correction in Proverbs consisting of the 40 minus 1 lashes imposed as a sentence for a crime.

America is a Christian nation, founded on Judeo-Christian values. The Bible and its context tells us how to behave and treat each other with respect. Even our legal codes are based off of Judeo-Christian values. It just so happens that the parenting manuals written in biblical times were not translated into English until the 1960s. Before then, we were completely in the dark about how to deal with children as per the Hebraic understanding of the Bible. 

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke their children to anger through punitive parenting will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them be cast forever into the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Let them descend into the abyss which is the ever-burning Hell of fire and torrents, suffering God's Wrath day and night forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

Honor thy parents: Understanding the Fifth Commandment in context

Many parents feel entitled to being honored by their children. This is a common misapplication of the Fifth Commandment to honor your parents. Most Christians believe that this means that you should forgive your abusive parents. However, this commandment simply states that adult children should care for their parents as they age.

God's Law on honoring parents is spelled out in Exodus 20:12 KJV:

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

The Hebrew word translated "honor" is kabad and refers here to taking care of your aging parents. It does not mean that parents are immune from blame. Parents can be tried using righteous judgment just like anyone else, including by their children, especially by their children. The only instance where you have to forgive your parents is if they are truly apologetic for abusing you.

"Dishonoring parents" is a common motive for punishing children. In many homes, perceived disrespect from children is the sole reason for punishment of children. However, the Bible prohibits anything punitive towards children, including in the context of perceived disrespect from children, with any punitive parenting perhaps being a form of child abuse. See Colossians 3:21 KJV:

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers here to offenses or damages, namely the slightest of personal offense perceived by a child, including, but not limited to, the slightest of offensive touch or speech perceived by a child, stemming from entitlement, with this entitlement including any parent anger directed towards children. The idea behind not abusing your child is to avoid offense in children. Avoiding offense in children is the same as avoiding offense in other adults - be willing to give a meaningful apology whenever you hurt the feelings of another. Usually, all that is necessary is a reassurance of good intent coming from parents, such as when a child cannot accept a set limit. However, if you ever lose your cool with your child as a parent, you definitely need to give a formal apology for losing your cool with your children, and then commit never to ever losing your cool with your child again, as any parent anger directed towards a child alone is entitlement, and was seen as entitlement in the Early Church. This commandment cross-references the Eighth and the Tenth Commandments, with the Apostle Paul here convicting a group of Greek Christian parents who brought into the church their pagan custom of patrias potestas, and is a Latin phrase roughly translating to "power to the parent", namely the power to impose punitive sanctions on children, such as spanking and other forms of punishment of children. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punitive parenting in his secular writings. Attachment parenting was banned under Roman law, but the Early Christians did it anyway, obeying God over men.

I myself forgive my parents for abusing me. However, they apologized for abusing me within the law with spanking and false imprisonment tactics. The spanking was the worst thing that my abuser did. My father spanked me with a disciplinary spanking done "out of love". I awaited in my bed, gripping my pillow tight, expecting the worst. The very worst thing about the abuse that I endured was that it is legal in my home state of Pennsylvania even today. If they didn't apologize, I would shun them to the degree that I could, while still living with them. Even though they apologized, I will never forget what they did to me.

It is a myth that you need to honor all parents. All you need to do to honor your parents is to take good care of them as they age. I myself would call the area office of aging if my mother needed care that I couldn't provide. I am autistic, and so there is little that I can do for an aging parent.

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke their children to anger through punitive parenting will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them be cast forever into the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Let them descend into the abyss which is the ever-burning Hell of fire and torment, suffering God's Wrath day and night forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

Passing down the faith: How to instruct your child in the Lord without punitive measures

Many parents want their children to have religion. However, most Christian parents think that the answer is to beat a religion into a child. However, there are better ways to instruct your child in the Lord, meaning without punishment, shaming, or other forms of punitive parenting.

God's Law on teaching children the Christian faith is spelled out in Ephesians 6:4 KJV:

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

The first stanza of this commandment clarifies for the second that religious instruction should not hurt. The Greek root word translated "provoke...to wrath" is παροργίζο (Latin: parorgizo) and refers to offenses or damages, namely the slightest of personal offense perceived by a child, including, but not limited to. the slightest of offensive touch or speech perceived by a child, stemming from entitlement, with this entitlement including any parent anger directed towards children. Forcing religion on any child is religious entitlement, and when it offends the child, it becomes religious child abuse. The key to not abusing your child is to avoid offense in children. Avoiding offense in children is the same as avoiding offense in other adults - be willing to give a meaningful apologize for hurting your child's feelings. Usually, all that is necessary is a reassurance of good intent from parents, such as when a child cannot accept an ordinary set limit. However, if you ever lose your cool with your child as a parent, you should definitely give a full apology to your child, and then commit never to lose your cool with your child ever again, as losing your cool with your child alone is entitlement, and was seen as entitlement in the Early Church. This stanza of the commandment cross-references the Eighth and the Tenth Commandments, with the Apostle Paul here convicting a group of Greek Christian parents who brought with them into the parish at Ephesus their pagan custom of patrias potestas, which is a Latin phrase roughly translated to "power to the parent", namely the power to impose punitive sanctions on children, namely spanking or other forms of punishment of a child. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punitive parenting in his secular writings. Attachment parenting was banned under Roman law, but the Early Christians did it anyway, obeying God over men.

Children don't need religion beaten into them. Religion is a human need for children and adults alike. The Greek root word translated "admonition" is νουθεσία (Latin: nouthesia) and is more aptly translated as "instruction" in more modern versions of the Bible, and refers in context to religious instruction of a specific kind. Starting at age 6, fathers left out a Bible for children to discover and explore. Whenever a child was caught in the act of studying the Bible, they were lavishly praised and encouraged for studying the Bible. Fathers then said "you can ask me anything about that book". From there, religious instruction came in the form of question and answer. Children were curious about Scripture, with fathers giving pointers on the context. 

It is common for parents to rush the religious entitlement of their children. For example, grateful postures are commonly forced on children in Christian homes. However, a child will come there naturally when they become more astute in their religious ways. I myself tie my hands behind my back in public whenever I can. Nobody forced me. I came to that conclusion on their own. I tie my hands behind my back in order remind others that they are in the presence of the elect.

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke their children to wrath through punitive parenting will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them be cast forever into the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Let them descend into the abyss which is the ever-burning Hell of fire and torment, suffering God's Wrath day and night forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

Mutual respect: Why respect from children is earned

Many parents want their children to respect them. The Bible does say to respect your parents. However, respect for parents is earned in parenting. The fact of the matter is that respect for parents comes in the form of closeness to parents, not fear of parents.

God's Law prescribes attachment parenting. See Colossians 3:20 KJV:

Children. obey your children in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

The Greek root word translated "obey" is υπακουο (Latin: hupakouo) and is better translated as "trust" as in "trust in your parents in all things". This commandment refers to children surrendering into the loving arms of parents, and into the Agape love of parents. Ultimately, this commandment refers to a secure attachment between parent and child. The context, when used as a guidepost, tells us how to form a secure bond with your child.

Respect for parents was a thing in biblical times. However, this respect came in the form of closeness to parents, not fear of parents. For the first 6 years of childhood, children were in constant closeness to mothers, meaning that wherever mom went, so did her child. For the first 2 years of childhood, children were constantly held by mothers, either in her loving arms, or else on mom's back in a papoose bag when her hands were full. Between ages 2-6, children ranged next to mothers, with children seemingly attached to the hip of mothers, not allowing mothers out of their line of sight, with children morbidly fearing that mothers will "go away and never come back". Whenever a child cried, mothers cooed before responding to the child's cries, and then she diagnosed the need before meeting that need. The five basic categories of needs in children consist of food, water, shelter, transportation, and attachment - with the greatest of these needs being attachment! Maybe the child was tired, but that was lumped in with attachment needs, as co-sleeping was the norm in the Early Church. Whenever young children under age 6 were out and about with mom, mothers wrapped the child up in swaddling blankets next to her bosom, then tucking the swaddling blankets underneath her loose-fitting dress that resembled an apron. Christian parents in the Early Church did what was known then as birth nudity when at home, where children went naked wherever they went, and with mothers also going naked within the context of the family home. This birth nudity setup helped facilitate easy skin-on-skin contact, with this skin-on-skin closeness happening even when a child was merely picked up. 

Christian fathers in the Early Church did not rape their children. Instead, fathers masturbated to sexual thoughts of their children. This helped them imprint on their children, and feel closer to their children. Fathers then nurtured their children, but in a teaching way. Fathers encouraged religious learning in children, and left out a Bible for children to discover and explore.

Respect is earned in life, meaning that respect is not bestowed on a silver platter. This means that if you want respect from your child, you have to earn it. As a parent, you are deserving of absolutely no respect. Nothing. Nada. Zilch. Parenting should be a thankless job, meaning you are not deserving of thanks just for existing as a parent. A parent is a simple custodian, in the many meanings of that word.

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke their children to anger through punitive parenting will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them be cast forever into the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Let them descend into the abyss which is the ever-burning Hell of fire and torment, suffering God's Wrath day and night forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

Child abuse definitions: Why the Bible calls for stronger laws protecting children from abuse

Many parent think that the ancients in the Bible had no concept of childhood, let alone child abuse. This is a common belief amongst American parents. However, the Bible has its own definition of child abuse - whatever the child victim perceives as abuse.

The Greek root word denoting parental entitlement is πλεονέκτης (Latin: pleonektés) and is defined as, officially speaking, wanting things from children, to the point of imposition. Unofficially speaking, parental entitlement consists of parents who are sorely disappointed when children don't give them what they feel that they deserve from children. Parents are deserving of absolutely from children nothing just for existing. Even any parent anger directed towards children was seen as parental entitlement in the Early Church. Whenever this sense of entitlement in parents was perceived as offensive or damaging by children, it was deemed child abuse. See also Colossians 3:21:

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

The Greek root word translating "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers here to offenses or damages, namely the slightest of personal offense perceived by a child, including, but not limited to, the slightest of offensive touch or speech perceived by a child, stemming from entitlement, with this entitlement including any parent anger directed towards children. Child abuse in the Bible, as a legal concept, consists of entitlement is parents, leading to offense in children. The key to not abusing your child is to avoid offense in children. Avoiding offense in children is the same as avoiding offense in other adults - be willing to give a meaningful apology whenever you hurt the feelings of another. Usually, all that is necessary is a reassurance of good intent coming from parents, such as when a child cannot accept a set limit. However, if you ever lose your cool with your child, you should definitely apologize formally to your child for losing your cool, and then commit never to lose your cool with your child ever again, as losing your cool as a parent alone is entitlement, and was seen as entitlement in the Early Church. This commandment cross-references the Eighth and the Tenth Commandments, with the Apostle Paul here convicting a group of Greek Christian parents who brought into the church their pagan custom of patrias potestas, which is a Latin term roughly translating to "power to the parent", namely the power to impose punitive parents on children, such as spanking or other forms of punishment of children. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punitive parenting in his secular writings. Attachment parenting was banned under Roman law, but the Early Christians did it anyway, obeying God over men.

The Greek root word translated "they be discouraged" is αθυμέω (Latin: athumeo) and refers here to long-term damages, namely childhood trauma. The ancients had a basic understanding of childhood trauma. Whenever a child grew up to be atheist, it was a shame for the parents, who were then suspected of child abuse. An atheist in the Early Church was seen as a victim of child abuse, not a "lost soul" to "win over". 

The ancients even had a concept of child sexual abuse. The Greek root word translated "fornication" is πορνεία (Latin: porneia) and refers to here, at minimum, any sexual advances perceived by children, even if the child liked it. Mere sexual attraction to children was not seen as morally wrong. But, if you had sex with a child at all, or even had pornography of such on your possession, you are guilty of fornication. Child sexual abuse was rare in the Early Church, meaning next to non-existent.

Child abuse was investigated by the church authorities in the Early Church. Usually, the investigation started with a child confiding in an elder or a deacon. From there, a council of three elders convened and called in for the parents to testify. If the parents defended themselves at all, they were excommunicated and shunned by the Early Christian parishes throughout the Greco-Roman world.

The Bible is an anti-spanking document. The writers of all 88 books of the Bible - from Genesis to Revelation - were written by Jews. No Jew worth mentioning ever endorsed punishment in parenting, including spanking. Most all of the biblical writers also wrote parenting manuals based off of customary law then, with this customary law mandating attachment parenting.

America is a Christian nation, founded on Judeo-Christian family values. The Bible and its context is where we glean as a society as to how to behave and treat each other with respect. It just so happens that the Jewish parenting manuals written by biblical writers were not translated into English from the Hebrew until the 1960s.

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke their children to anger through punitive parenting will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them be cast forever into the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Let them descend into the abyss which is the ever-burning Hell of fire and torrents, suffering God's Wrath day and night forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!