Children in the raw: Why child nudity helps children express their true selves

Many parents know, at a low level, the fact that the child of the opposite sex is naturally attracted to them. Many of these parents think these attractions are amoral and worthy of punishment. This is a common belief concerning child sexuality in America - that children are deserving of punishment for having "premature" sexuality. The fact of the matter is that children have a right to their sexual feelings for adults, as indicated in the biblical context.

Children in the Early Church were in the providing custody of parents, with the mother being the primary caregiver for the children. The contents of custody are delineated in Colossians 3:20 KJV:

Children, obey your parents in all things: as this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

The Greek root word translated "obey" is υπακουο (Latin: hupakouo) and refers to secure, vulnerable rest in the love and grace of parents. Children are to rest securely in the sacrifice of parents, just as parent believers rest securely in the Sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Parents are to be extensions of Christ in the family home, sacrificing for their children, just as Christ sacrificed for His children, with children being a Godhead for parents to serve, and with children resting in the submission of parents. Parents are depraved and decadent sinners who are deserving of absolutely nothing, from children or anyone else. All respect in parenting is to be earned, with parents bearing the burden of proof. Parents should be a safe place for children to be themselves.

In biblical times, children went naked everywhere they went. Children were especially naked in the family home. There was a specific purpose for keeping children in the nude - so that mothers could cuddle up and snuggle up their children easily, in skin-to-skin closeness and intimacy. It also was a means to allow children to be in their natural state until they became adults.

Most children then felt sexual attraction towards their parents. In the Early Church, this was something to be expected, and something to redirect towards a more pro-social outlet. It was a given then that children were sexually attracted to the parent of the opposite sex, and that trait of children showed on the surface. When children were caught approaching a parent for sexual purposes, they were redirected to masturbation. When children had sexual contact with a parent, it was documented, and they had to confess to their sin before being baptized and welcomed into the church.

Children were instructed by their parents on their sexual drive for their parents. Children could look the look, and think the think. They were not allowed to approach the approach, and they were not allowed to do the deed with their parents. This was the talk children first received on sexuality. They were also taught that there would come a time when they'd cringe about their attraction to their parents, and move on to peers their own age.

How do you allow your child to be sexually free? Allow them to be naked in the home. This sight of child nudity should also help you form a close, secure bond with your child, ensuring that such a bond is unbreakable. This also allows for children to feel sexual attraction to you, which you should allow them to feel as a masturbatory fantasy. ALWAYS clothe your child when you leave the home, in order to respect the higher authorities (see Rom. 13:1-4). But, when they are in the home, they should be allowed and encouraged to be unclothed. You may find that your child doesn't like wearing clothing.

Some parents, usually fathers (but sometimes mothers), get a child crush when they see their child naked. This crush could lead to child sexual abuse if not handled properly. You can look the look, and you can think the think, but you can't approach the approach or do the deed. Simply follow the sexual thought to the end, and spend it away using masturbation. It should spend away to the point where it is absent, unless you are a pedophile. If you are a pedophile, know that your attractions are God's will, and cannot be erased or cured, and so enjoy your attraction to children, but only through masturbatory fantasy. Sexual interaction with a child is fornication, as denoted by the Greek root word πορνεία (Latin: porneia). There is nothing wrong morally with sexual attraction to children (or any mere attraction for that matter), or even pedophilia, but sexually offending a child through any sexual interaction whatsoever is morally wrong. Fornication is when the child perceives your sexual entitlement towards them, meaning they notice your approach in any way.

Children as young as age 3 masturbated to thoughts of their parents, and that is why children were weaned younger than age 6 - breastfeeding can go on until age 6. Children in biblical times usually "found themselves" at a very young age, and that was because of the level of the closeness involved in biblical homes. Children never left the mother's side up until age 6, but when the child started playing with themselves, the mother left them alone until they were done. This was different than most cultures then, and this was due to strong purity and cleanliness norms that existed then.

The depraved and entitled parents who provoked their children to anger through punitive parenting will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them be forever cast into the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Let them descend into the abyss which is the ever-burning Hell of fire and torment, suffering God's Wrath forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!