Sunday, May 2, 2021

Understanding the Eighth Commandment - and how it legislates child abuse definitions under Christian law

 Many Christians have heard the commandment, "Thou shalt not steal" is often attributed to the unlawful gain of material goods. However, many people do not know that the Eighth Commandment is actually a moral legal commandment against anything that would be seen as abuse in modern times. Theft is damages.

What is a damage? In the spirit of the Law, it is the slightest of personal slights against an individuals, in this a child. It says in Exodus 20:15 KJV:

Thou shalt not steal.

The main group repeating the Eighth Commandment is κρινο (Latin: krino. "Steal" does not refer to material property or effects, but any quality of life, meaning stealing one's quality of life away from. The damage system is mentioned in relation to children 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 Greek root word translated "provoke...to wrath" is παροργίζο (Latin: parorgizo) and refers to legal damages, namely pain, upset, or shame - basically any personal slight imposed upon your child. Pain in child abuse is defined as, a the very least, the slightest of a pin-needle, and shame being any level of shame imposed on a child. The Greek root word translated "nurture" παίδεία (Latin: paideia) and refers to discipline of a centered type that is convicted of its wicked and depraved nature, as is well-pleasing unto the Lord, and is, in this context, passed down primarily by exemplary means, known as a co-regulation. This allowed for Hebrew mothers in particular to listen and validate their child's every vulnerable need, like a sounding board, while both parents emulated self-control, without punishment - punishment only existed then as a legal consequence for adults. Children then were raised with attachment parenting, and that involved a strong bond between mother and child in particular, with children remaining in close range to mothers in particular, with automatic cooperation based on that.. The Greek root word translated "admonition" is νουθεσία (Latin: nothesia) and refers to gentle verbal correction, and only on occasion to inform a child of their wrongdoing, without punishment and control. The child should be able to trust you enough to listen to you immediately. It says in Colossians 3:20 KJV:

Children, obey your parents in all things, as is well-pleasing to the Lord.

The Greek root word translated "obey" is υπακουο (Latin: hupakouo) and refers to surrender coming from the surrender of parents to the child, with Christian love denoted by the Greek root word αγαπαο (Latin: agapao) and refers to lawful and dutiful submission to a child, surrendering them as their enemy, becoming subservient to their every vulnerable need from beneath yet from above, not assuming needs apart from what the child has said or indicated in their behavior. I myself hate parents, but still obey and honor my mother, and honor my father who is in Heaven. Why? She earned it, and is kind and respectful to me. I can talk to her about anything I want to, and she's right there to listen to my concerns and upsets, or even just my interests. It is an automatic jolt to listen to mom, not out of fear, but our of simple respect and trust, at a traditional level where you don't realize that you are obedient. You just are. 

The depraved and entitled parents will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them languish in a fire of torrents that is the second death! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

 

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