Original sin: Why adults have a depraved sin nature (down to the bone)

Many parents punish their children because they believe their children are inherently "bad". The doctrine of original sin is one of the most misunderstood of teachings in parenting. The doctrine of original sin is the centerpiece of my religious beliefs, and of attachment parenting - but only in first-person, not third-person projectory onto the child. Parents are flawed beings in relation to children, meaning charred and depraved to the bone.

Original sin can be understood by the Tenth Commandment, as laid down in Exodus 20:17 KJV:

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour.

The Hebrew root word translated "covet" is לחמוד (Latin: lachmod) and refers to wanting something from a child to the point of seeking to impose said want onto a child, leading to an offense under the Eighth Commandment. 

The Tenth Commandment is denoted by the Greek root word πλεονέκτης (Latin: pleonektés) and refers to, in the broadest sense, mankind's sin nature in general. Mankind was born to sin, meaning want in a way that he can't get, meaning leading to stealing from his neighbor in some way, with children being the neighbor of parents, and all adults in general. It is in the nature of adults to want things from children, and want things from children that children aren't readily willing to provide, as children are not to provide, but be provided for.

What the Tenth Commandment, in practice today, implies in stated format is that mankind's nature is inherently evil, depraved, and wicked, deserving nothing from children or anyone else, with said parent being grateful for their child's cooperation as is, earning more cooperation with children is the only way to "get" them to listen. 

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 and trust in the care and safety of parents, being able to be oneself in relation to parents, being able to say anything to parents, being a confidant to them, owing nothing in relation to children, yet nonetheless showing gratitude for the love and grace of parents by listening to them not out of fear of punishment, but out of trust and warmth towards parents. This comes from Christian love of children, denoted by the Greek root word αγαπαο (Latin: agapao), admitting the one does not deserve to even exist in relation to a child, being convicted of one's sin nature, leading to sacrifice for the child just as Christ sacrificed for His children, rendering oneself at a level lower than the child, devaluing yourself as a servant to the child, ministering to and serving the child's every need, with said child being an extension of God and the "least of these" (Matt. 25:31-46), expecting absolutely nothing in return from children. The Greek root word translated denoting convicting fear ψοβός (Latin: phobos) and refers to reverent fear or otherworldly fear, meaning being struck with low-level terror in a way that leads to treating children with respect. It is a fear that leads to centeredness. It says in Hebrews 12:11 KJV:

Now no chastening seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which is exercised thereby.

The Greek root word "chastening" refers to the chastening of the Lord, denoted by the Greek root word παιδεία (Latin: paideia), meaning parents being centered in the Lord in relation to the children extended to them by God for care and protection. It is chastening oneself up in a controlled manner in a way that allows children to run to parents for comfort, safety, and security, with the adult being calm and collected while the child feels safe showing their true emotions with you as a parent. The Greek root word translated "grievous" is λυπε (Latin: lupe) and refers to the pain of self-punishment for trespasses against one's child, chastening parents up even further, learning from their mistakes.

Parents in ancient Israel and adjoining churches were the centered type, in a listening way, meaning children confided their every emotion, with Hebrew mothers holding them close, with swaddling clothes attached to the mothers body up to age 3 or even older. Attachment parenting was the norm then in that culture. The Fifth Commandment simply means, for parents, that forming a secure parent-child bond is commanded by God, with mother and child especially attached at the hip. The Christ child is seen as wearing swaddling clothes in a manger, but that was simply because he was a newborn, and was wet as a result of just being born. There is very little written about Christ as a child, but chances are he was swaddled next to Mary until age 3 or even more. The account of him being scolded in the temple showed all - the parents were wrong, and he simply was verbally admonished, meaning not physically admonished with a whip. The idea was to admit one was evil due to the capacity to harm a child, like any parent, and work from there to char oneself, then replenish with seeing yourself do good works to children, like an hourglass, with the stressful events of parenting chastening up the parent.

The depraved and entitled parents will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them be cast into the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and His angels! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!