Children, obey your parents in all things, as is well-pleasing unto the Lord. Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they become discouraged.
The Greek root word translated "obey" is υπακουο (Latin: hupakouo) and refers to surrender coming from surrender from parents, meaning Christian love for one's child, denoted by the Greek root word αγαπαο (Latin: agapao) and refers to selfless, dutiful submission to the every vulnerable need of a child as her enemy, just as mankind is to submit to God for His mere existence, which God finds repugnant, which a child would find an adult towering and overbearing. This submission denies any foreknowledge of the child's needs, and assesses every child at an individual level, accommodating each child individually.
In terms of education, I believe every child should have an IEP, because every child is so different, and no two are alike. Even with twins, they can be opposites in some ways. You know nothing about a child you meet until you meet them, and talk with them a bit. Just like with adults, you cannot assume things about a child, because if you are wrong, it could be perceived as abuse.
The Greek root word denoting a provocation to anger is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers to momentary legal damages, such as pain, shame, or emotional distress reported by the child (usually indirectly through the mother in a Christian church), and/or credible eyewitnesses that a child was provoked to anger by a parent, usually a father. The ultimate penalty for abusive fathers was when his wife divorced him, so did the church. Unity justice was the norm in such Christian churches - swing out the sinner who was found to be guilty by collective judgment and gaslighting. Individuals worked together, and networked against each other, in order to exile the abuser of children.
Parenting in ancient Jewish culture was attachment-based in nature, with children being seen as infants up until age 3, and children ranging next to their mother, meaning right next to her, in secure attachment. Parenting was not seen as a position of high authority (except in cases of adult children running afoul of the law), but a selfless job that paved the way for the child's future success as an adult. Mothers were the primary caregiver of children, and were not to assume anything about a child's needs apart from what the child advocated, verbally or non-verbally.
The depraved and entitled parents will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them BURN! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!
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