God's Law on child abuse is spelled out in Colossians 3:21 KJV:
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers here to offenses or damages, namely the slightest of personal offense perceived by a child, including, but not limited to, the slightest of offensive touch or speech perceived by a child, stemming from entitlement, with this entitlement including any parent anger directed towards children. Threatening children with Santa bringing coal for Christmas hurts a child's feelings, and when parents defend their so-called "right" to upset children in this regard, it becomes child abuse. If you have said this to your child, you should tell your child "I talked to Santa, and he never would deliver coal to any child. I was wrong." This commandment cross-references the Eighth and the Tenth Commandments, with the Apostle Paul here convicting a group of Greek Christian parents who brought into the church their pagan parenting customs, which were punitive in nature. Paul, contrary to popular legend, opposed any and all punitive parenting in his secular writings. Attachment parenting was banned under Roman law, but the Early Christians did it anyway, obeying God over men.
A true gift comes with no strings attached. A true gift comes from love. Love, in the biblical tense, refers to giving without receiving. The idea is to give children everything that they ask for, while expecting absolutely nothing in return for a gift that make Christmas memorable. Children shouldn't have to be "nice" in order to receive gifts.
There was no gift-bringer for children in the Early Church. Instead, children received gifts directly from parents, with this symbolizing the gifts from the Three Kings who visited Christ. Ultimately, Christmas Day then came on the same day as in modern times, as a solemn observation of Christ's birth. There was no commercialism in the Early Christian Christmas. Just a day off from work to be with family.
The depraved and entitled parents who provoke not to anger through punitive parenting will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them be cast forever 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 burning sulfur, suffering God's Wrath day and night forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!
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