Children, obey your parents in all things: for this 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 providing custody, meaning secure, vulnerable rest and trust in the love and grace of parents, with children demanding their needs and parents supplying, with children ruling parents from beneath and being doted on like royalty, with children owing absolutely nothing to parents in return, but nonetheless with children showing gratitude and thanksgiving by emulating the example and momentary instruction of a parent. The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and literally translates to "stirring up", which refers to the Jewish idiom "stirring the pot", which refers to the offenses under the Eighth Commandment, meaning torts and damages under the Law of Moses such as theft and kidnapping, and being perceived by the child as the slightest of personal offense coming from entitlement, with the entitlement guided by the offense of the child, with only a credible apology to the child, out of compassionate empathy, disproving abuse, in which case it never was to begin with. Otherwise, a child's perception of offense colors the adult's attitudes and behavior, meaning any behavior or attitude imposed on a child to the point of offense is entitlement.
Parents are to char themselves, then replenish in seeing the fruits of their toil. See Hebrews 12:11 KJV:
Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: but afterwards it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
The Greek root word παιδεία (Latin: paideia) and refers to the chastening of the Lord which parents "are exercised thereby", coming from toil and hardship, namely the Greek root word translated "grievous" is λυπέ (Latin: lupe) and refers to parents chastening themselves up and centering themselves in the grief and toil of parenting, and the restrained exercised thereby. Parents were born in original sin, and so one must admit it, accepting the chastening of the Lord, with the personal results in parents being spectacular...and then the children follow suit! It is chastening up oneself in the Lord, holding space for children to do the same, then listening to and validating their every emotion, positive or negative, with their upsets reassured through reflective listening, meaning repeating what they vent to you in short gulps for clarification, and otherwise refraining from advice unless asked for or else is urgent. Let children find their own answers in the shelter of parents.
Children, too, have their own sin nature, but it isn't binding, meaning it is an ignorant type of sin nature, to the point where they can't find the intent to sin, and since children cannot find the intent to sin, they cannot be guilty of sin, thus children having no sin count until they reach adulthood. Children simply are imperfect human beings, as we all are, and need boundaries and limits like all adults do. The difference is that children aren't responsible for their sins, due to not being able to take responsibility due to their young age and developmental level, thus children should simply be given momentary instruction as a test to see whether they can follow an instruction, and if not, just let it go, or else, if necessary, keep them safe through close supervision.
The depraved and entitled parents who are punitive or permissive will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them suffer in the lake of fire and burning sulfur, descending downwards, with God turning His back on them from the very beginning, predicting their demise as parents! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!
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