What is love? Too burdensome for a child to carry. Most parents in the United States affirm the false biblical teaching that they have the right to demand love from their child, when they really aren't deserving of anything from their child. God commands the reverse - love children.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8 KJV:
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up; Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, Rejoiceth not in inequity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity never faileth: but wherever they be prophecies, they shall fail, whether they be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
The Greek root word translated "charity" is αγαπαο (Latin: agapao) and refers to Christian love and refers to submission to your neighbor, and your child is your neighbor. Children do not need to love their parents in return, as the Christian definition of love is more than affection for parents, but serving them like a parent even though you are their child. It says in Colossians 3:20-21 KJV:
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 secure, vulnerable rest in the love and grace of parents, feeling free to say anything to parents, or even righteously rebel against them, owing nothing in return to parents, but listening to them nonetheless because you trust parents and surrender to them out of trust and not out of fear or reverence. This is promoted by Christian love for a child in the form of providing custody. The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and is one of the Greek words referring back to the offenses, as a "pull up" word, summed up as the slightest of personal slights perceived by the child, coming from willful or negligent intent to control, demand, manipulate, or punish.
Parenting was attachment-based in ancient Israel, with children being close to their parents, and rarely, if ever, leaving their side until adulthood, oftentimes being strapped to the back of parents. Punishment was illegal under the Law except as a sentence for crime handed down to an adult.
The depraved and entitled parents will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them BURN! Let them SUFFER! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!
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