Many parents talk about their disciplinary rights, claiming that "I have the right to discipline my child". However, discipline isn't something for children to adhere to, but for parents to follow. Discipline is for parents, not children.
It says in Hebrews 12:5-8 KJV:
And ye have forgotten the exhortation that speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor fake when thou art rebuked of him: For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as sons; for which one is he who the father chastenth him not? But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, are ye bastards and not sons.
The Greek root word translated "scourgeth" refers μαστιγόω (Latin: mastigoó) and refers literally to a scourging from the cat o' nine tails, ultimately referring to the rod of correction. The rod of correction was a tree branch used as a form of judicial corporal punishment against younger men. This is punitive nostalgia that refers back to the Old Testament, and in Jewish culture when this was written, the rod of correction was figurative for the chastening of the Lord, meaning letting the world chasten you up, and letting the stress of life harden you and grow you up. This, in parenting, refers to allowing the stress of being a parent chasten you up, with parents charring and tarring themselves of their sin nature, and then purifying themselves in their choices to not abuse their child and refrain from all entitlement. This is denoted by the Greek root word denoting chastisement and chastening, which is παιδεία (Latin: paideia) and refers to centering or chastening one's anger or sexual aggression in relation to a child by turning it inwards against your own nature.
It says in Ephesians 6:1-4 KJV:
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Honor thy father and mother, as this is the first commandment with promise; That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live upon the earth. 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 "nurture" is παιδεία (Latin: paideia) and refers to the chastening of the Lord, meaning parents having their entitlement turned in towards them, working against their aggressive instincts, charring themselves in relation to their children for having a depraved and entitled adult nature. It is a listening type of discipline that heeds to the cries of a child, restraining frustration, and diagnosing their every need, then providing, while modeling a good example to children by being charitable to children, leading to children being kind and charitable towards others. The Greek root word translated "admonition" is νουθεσία (Latin: nouthesia) and refers to the admonition of the Lord, meaning God's loving lecture and reproof, meaning the occasional "no" in parenting and the occasional lecture to come with it. The word "no" and the lecture that comes with it should be rare, with young children not being able to understand why certain behaviors are unsafe or unacceptable, requiring a parent or similarly charged adult to keep children safe by supervising them. This is all weighed by the Greek root word for "provoke...to wrath" which is παροργίζο (Latin: parorgizo) and refers to "bitter anger" and refers to the moral count of provoking your neighbor to anger, with your child being considered your neighbor in this context, meaning the slightest of offense perceived by a child, including that coming from battery, or the slightest of physical touch without the consent of the child and/or a parent, meaning the child's consent comes first, but a parent can also block touch of their child through moral legal jurisprudence.
The Greek root word translated "obey" is υπακουο (Latin: erethizo) and refers to providing custody in context, or secure, vulnerable rest and trust in the love and grace of parents, with children demanding what they need/want, and parents bearing the brunt, diagnosing and providing for a child's every need, with children owing nothing in return to parents, and parents not deserving anything in return for their charity and good works, with parents giving and not receiving. Nonetheless, children most always give back in some way, at least as they become older and nearer to adulthood. I myself strive to pay for meals for my mother in order to give back. I don't have to, yet I have to. Children have complete freedom of play and emotional expression in relation to parents, and parents should listen and validate, accommodating the every need of a child as an individual. The idea is to get to know every child as a parent or similarly charged adult such as a teacher, and know their individual quirks and needs, in which all children have both of their own. In return, children usually give back by listening to and respecting said adults for their charity and generosity.
The depraved and entitled parents who provoke children to anger will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them descend into the abyss, tormented for ever and ever 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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