Pro-social friendship: Why parents should be friends with their children

Many parents in America think it is not acceptable or appropriate to be your child's friend. The attitude towards children is one of "I am your parent, not your friend". However, God's Law commands parents to be the friend of their child.

Every single parent and adult is guilty in relation to children, and is deserving of DEATH and DESTRUCTION merely for existing in relation to children, and are to be meek and shamefaced in relation to children, prioritizing one's child above oneself, to the point of selfless and dutiful submission to one's child from above, with children resting below, not worrying about anything, with parents sacrificing for their child in the spirit that Christ sacrificed for His children, with children then resting in said sacrifice. See 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 secure, vulnerable rest in the love and grace of parents, with children and parents being friends. Attachment parenting was the norm in biblical times, with children wrapped up in the nude next to the bosom of mothers, in skin-to-skin closeness, with this many times lasting into adulthood, with older children alternating between free play and closeness to parents. Children were weaned then at around age 3.

The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers to provocations to anger, as defined as the slightest of personal offenses perceived by the child, with this being intended by the Apostle Paul to prohibit all punitive parenting, including punishment and control such as spanking and other forms of corporal punishment. The Apostle Paul here was rebuking Greek Christians for misusing Scripture to justify their pagan custom of spanking children, namely the book of Proverbs. All seven passages in Proverbs are repealed verses, as they refer to a specific, dated legal punishment - the 40 minus 1 lashes with the rod of correction. Such was not practiced in the Early Church, and when children were whipped or otherwise abused, usually a divorce decree was officiated and the abusive parent was excommunicated from the church.

Children should be best friends with their parents, and vice versa. Children should be able to tell parents anything and everything under the sun, and not expecting punishment or reprisal of any kind. Talking to a parent should feel as refreshing as going to confession when you have done wrong, and like chatting with your best friend other times. Sure, there are going to be rough patches and bickering in your relationship with your child, but once it's patched back up, it's all good. The goal in any parent-child friendship should be mutual cooperation, with the burden of proof being on the parent.

Communication in homes in ancient Judeo-Christian culture was open and honest in nature, with children demanding and petitioning for their needs and a redress of grievances, with children being attached to their parents in a policing manner, policing their parents as to their needs, otherwise simply leaning on parents to tell them whatever is on their mind. For children in biblical times, parents were their best friend, and safe place for refuge and safety.

The depraved and entitled parents will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them burn in the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! We as Christians are a part of a grand investigation into Satan's accomplices, and that includes all child abusers. I am called by my Lord to judge all parents and all adults in relation to children. Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!