Monday, August 16, 2021

Why parent anger is a moral crime

Many parents defend their right to anger at their children. Most parents impose some sort of anger that provokes their children to anger in return. Anger is something Christ taught against in everyone, but only without a cause. 

It says in Matthew 5:21-22 KJV:
Ye have heard that it was said of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of Hell-fire.

"Without a cause" then referred to extrajudicial anger. Expressed anger, under Jewish law, was a statement of law, meaning enforcement of the Law on your neighbor. Anger outside of a courtroom setting was seen as taking the law into your own hands. However, taking your child to court is unlawful in terms of righteous judgment. It says in John 7:24 KJV:

Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

The Greek root word translated "judge" and "judgment" is κρινο (Latin: krino) and uplifts all the judgment standards under the Mosaic Law, centered on the doctrine codified by the Jewish scholar Maimonides of "no evidence, no crime" presuming evidence beyond a reasonable doubt, with ignorance of the gravity of one's offenses giving the parent every reason to doubt, and for children, this was assumed in the Law, meaning a child not of age, meaning not an adult under the Law, could not stand trial. In the Early Church, this meant adult baptism, and children not being able to be tried a moment before they both were baptized and accepted Christ as their Savior. A child could not stand trial in any legal setting then, and that was because they were indemnified due to young age, meaning an age of infancy existed then that protected all minor children from being taken to court by their parents. Children did have the authority to judge parents, largely in exemplary format with their emotions.

Any anger at a child was seen as deserving of anger from the child, meaning children could vent anger onto parents, usually verbally, but sometimes physically. Parents could not reciprocate any anger, and the parent protection laws were repealed. 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, morally legally speaking, to providing custody over children, meaning parents are obligated to supply the every demand of children, with children resting in the love and grace of parents, trusting parents enough to say anything and vent any emotion into parents, owing parents nothing in return, yet nonetheless showing gratitude by listening to the voice of parents and heeding their instruction, not out of fear of a parent's voice, but reassurance and familiarity, in a way that makes one perk up, then a gentle tug. The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers to "stirring up", with Paul referring here to "stirring the pot" as an idiom in the Greek language, referencing the offenses in the legal context of the Bible, meaning the torts and damages under the Eighth Commandment, especially the torts remedying the assault and battery of your neighbor, with children being seen by the Mosaic Law as protected. The slightest of personal offense perceived by the child, stemming from parental/adult entitlement, was seen as child abuse and a moral crime, and that is how vs. 21 is to be interpreted today.

In ancient Israel and adjoining cultures, attachment parenting was the norm. Parents just did not get angry with children, and totally and completely accepted them. Ancient Jewish culture was a child worshipping culture, in the sense that children were the lowest of the low, thus the highest of the high, meaning they were the ultimate extensions of God merely for being as vulnerable as they are. Parents did not blame their children, but shielded their children from blame in the Early Church, just as Christ shielded His children from blame, taking up the cross for a crime He didn't commit in the process. Parents are to set a good Christian example by being a pro-social punching bag for their children's anger and upset, in a listening way. Mothers in ancient Jewish culture didn't get angry with their children, holding them close instead, and most likely simply were tired by the end of the day. Fathers also didn't get angry with their children ever, deifying them in a pro-social manner by serving their needs in an encouraging way, like they are God.

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke their children to anger through their entitled parent anger will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them rot and burn in the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand! 

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