Total acceptance of children, coming from total submission (pro-social child worship, pro-social deification)

Many parents think they accept their children. However, most parents aren't there yet, meaning they see their children as threats, meaning the enemy. The goal of all attachment parenting is total acceptance of one's child, coming from total submission to one's child.

Christ said in Matthew 25:45-46 KJV:

Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not unto the least of these, ye did it not unto me. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

This refers to pro-social child worship, meaning children were the "least of these" and thus were extensions of God in the family home, and parents were to see the every demand of children as a lawful and binding command. Children were signs of God, and serving the needs of children was seen as serving the needs of God.

It says in Colossians 3:20-21 KJV:

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 rest and trust in the love and grace of parents, just as adult believers rest and trust in Lord Jesus Christ. Replace "obey" with "trust" and you come to a roughly better translation. This is a special form of trust, formed out of maternal warmth and sustenance, with children co-sleeping with parents, with children up until age 3 being seen as infants. Children under this form of surrender can say anything to parents, and tell them anything, and expect no punishment or retribution. Children should be allowed to show their true selves towards parents, being themselves and not fearing vengeance or retaliation for doing so.

Children were revered and feared in ancient Israelite culture and adjoining churches, with parents reverently fearing the upset and wrath of their children. The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers to provocations to anger, meaning offenses against children, defined as the slightest of offense perceived by the child. This commandment was intended by the inspired pen of the Apostle Paul to prohibit all punishment and control of children, including the corporal punishment of children. Paul was cracking down on the idolatrous, pagan tradition of spanking children, which was protected under Roman law, but not under Jewish law. Under Jewish law, whipping an ADULT child could only be done under the strictest of circumstances, as part of a criminal conviction for a capital offense. The most common criminal convictions were for crimes against the state, meaning falsely prophesying, not offenses against parents. Christ abolished the death penalty and all corporal punishment by enduring such punishment as a Sacrifice for His children.

Parents surrendered to their children in the Early Church, serving children as an enemy to their children, seeking to be friends, knowing one will never again know what it is like to be a child. Parents were convicted of the every cry and scream for Christian love, with children being loved for their flaws and mischief, not despite. Children then were not "innocent", but empowered while surrendering to parents, with children being demanding and forthright about their needs and benign wants, with children usually getting what they want, but sometimes getting what they need instead, usually a replacement activity to meet attachment needs. A child that cried a lot maybe needed to go for a walk with mom or dad. Attachment needs are often masked as outlandish wants that cannot possibly be catered to. Children have five basic needs - food, water, shelter, transportation, and attachment...with attachment being the greatest of a child's needs. Attachment needs are when children need YOU for the sake of connection and connection only, and the more this need is ignored, the more the child will act out with attention-seeking behavior.

Total acceptance of children is where I am at currently in accepting children. It is a reverent feeling where the demands of a child mean something to you, with the phrase "you better" coming to mind, with the self-talk being "you better reassure that child" or "you better take that child seriously". That sort of convicting language is what my conscience tells me. I actually have to curb the urge sometimes to reassure a crying child close to me in public, knowing the parents wouldn't want intervention. A child's cry usually is in fact worrisome, because you never know how the parent or similarly charged adult will react to the crying. If I were to watch a baby or young child, I would be convicted to be engaged in their interests, even if I was bored at a lower level, knowing what I am interested in doesn't matter. You let them guide you to what they need, with you being the interpreter. Surrender means place yourself in a shamefaced and convicted position in relation to the child, and let the child righteously take advantage of your charity and hospitality, paying you back with undeserved trust and cooperation.

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke children to anger will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them burn in the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death, which is Satan's tomb! Let them descend into a Hell of fire and torment, with God's Wrath being imposed rightly and justly onto the evildoing parents who punish and control children! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!