Why not to make Christmas a time for behavioral modification

Many parents are preparing presents for their children, and planning to put them under the tree on Christmas Eve. Christmas is right around the corner. Sadly, for many children this Christmas, parents and other adults in their lives are using this season of giving as a behavioral modification system to "motivate" children to behave. The fact of the matter is that this is an attempt to control the child, thus entitlement.

The Greek root word translated entitlement, including parental entitlement, and cross-referencing the Tenth Commandment, is πλεονέκτης (Latin: pleonektés) and is defined as, officially speaking, wanting things from children, to the point of imposition. Unofficially speaking, this refers to wanting things from children, period. It is not good to want anything in life, including from children. But, since we all want things from children, it is good to ask politely and appropriately, accepting when children can't or won't give us what we want from them. Want is at the very core of our sinful nature, and wanting things from children is at the very core of our wants. When wants are imposed on a child, that becomes deadly entitlement against a child. When such imposed wants are perceived by the child, it becomes child abuse. See 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 to damages or offenses, 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, coming from entitlement. This commandment was intended by the Apostle Paul, and understood in its original context, as a moral statute prohibiting all punitive parenting of children, including any punishments or controlling demeanor towards children. In the Old Testament, punitive parents were put to death by way of bloodletting, after punishing their children one last time. Parents who punished their children were charged with kidnapping (see Exod. 21:16), with "kidnapping" being defined under the Law as the slightest of damages or offenses stemming from hostage-taking - child punishment was seen in biblical times as holding your child hostage merely for things they did wrong, thereby treating them as a quartered slave. Paul was lifting up this legal context in order to convict a group of Greek Christian parents who brought their pagan custom of spanking and punishing children into the church. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punishment of a child.

Usually, attitudes favoring modifying a child's behavior come from a place of anger towards the child's behavior. Most parents in the United States can get very angry at their children, and that's when they threaten to "call Santa" and get children either coal, or worse, a whip for Christmas. Most parents in the United States embrace their anger. But, the fact of the matter is that any parent anger towards a child is parental entitlement, as anger only seeks to control the situation. Also, any anger outside of the realm of proper righteous judgment is actually a sin comparable to murder, according to Christ. Children, in biblical times, were seen as sacrosanct, meaning they could do no wrong, even when they did do wrong. Thus, parent anger is also perjury, as any anger outside of proper righteous judgment denotes a false judgment.

There is a way to purge all parent anger. The idea is to quit getting angry with your child cold turkey. At the same time, you should declare yourself a depraved and entitled sinner. A depraved and entitled sinner/parent is deserving of absolutely nothing, from their children or anyone else. Parent anger usually comes from a deserving attitude towards children. When you humble yourself this much in relation to your child, and take the attitude that you deserve absolutely nothing from your child, you will demand nothing. Taking an undeserving attitude towards your child starts with focusing on your own sins in relation to your child, and declaring yourself a depraved and entitled sinner, with this ultimately turning your parent anger inwards at yourself, in order to percolate to nothing. This inward-facing anger should lead to self-control and discipline, in which case the parent anger should remain centered, and then percolate to the point of non-existence. Ask, and you shall receive from your child. Demand, and you get nothing but resentment from children. Knowing the sinful reason why not to demand things from children helps in choosing not to get angry and demand things from children, and then the anger goes away completely once you are out of practice in demanding things from children out of anger. Most parents get angry when demanding things from children. That is a nasty habit that can be broken by anti-entitlement training, meaning taking an undeserving attitude towards children.

How were children treated in biblical times? Children were seen as extensions of God, meaning installments of God called to be righteous judges of the charity of parents and other adults, with children reporting straight to God about how parents and other adults treated them. Children were seen as having a deity of their own, with each deity being unique to itself, and with parents wanting to win over the favor of such deities. Children were seen as wrathful, in a commandeering way, and parents simply pleased and appeased children, seeking not to incur such wrath on them further, trying to keep children happy, even to the point of sacrifice. Ultimately, all the honorifics that children were treated to boiled down to nourishment and sustenance, namely attachment parenting items such as breastfeeding and skin-on-skin co-sleeping. Children up until age 6, when mothers were out and about, were wrapped to the bosom of mothers with swaddling blankets. Children, when in the home, ranged next to their mothers, with both mother and child in the nude. Sometimes, children clung to mothers. When children cried, they were treated to skin-to-skin closeness and intimacy immediately. The nudity of mothers and children, in relation to each other, was established by attachment parenting norm to ensure sustenance in the mother-child bond. Fathers stood guard, wielding a rod and staff to whip intruders with, and also forming a secure attachment with children by witnessing the bonding between mother and child. Most fathers had a sexual attachment to the children of the opposite sex, meaning usually daughters, and needed to masturbate in order to purge themselves of unrequited lusts towards their children. Actual child sexual abuse was rare in biblical times, and when it did happen, the offender was seen as deserving of death. The parent attraction to children was connotational in nature, like sun-tan spray onto the skin of the child.

Christmastime is here once more, and we should not deprive children of a happy, merry Christmas. To them, it is all about the gifts, and that's okay. For adults, Christ should be the center of Christmastime. One should remember that all Jewish children in Christ's Jewish culture were welcomed into the world with similar enthusiasm that Christ was welcomed into the world. Think "Silent Night". That's how you should understand how ALL Jewish children were welcomed into the world, and how they were valued by their parents. Baby Jesus was just seen as one rank higher - while most babies were seen as extensions of God, Jesus was seen as God Himself in the flesh.

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke 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!

Child punishment: Why God's Law prescribes a ban on child punishment

Many parents think that it is acceptable to use force in parenting. This is a common view amongst American parents. Most American parents support the use of force in parenting. Most parents get their parenting views from religious sources rather than scientific sources, and that is unlikely to change anytime soon. But, the Bible itself is clearly an anti-spanking document, when understood in context.

The Greek root word denoting entitlement in the New Testament, including parental entitlement, and cross-referencing the Tenth Commandment, is πλεονέκτης (Latin: pleonektés) and is defined as, officially speaking, wanting things from children, to the point of imposition. Unofficially speaking, parental entitlement refers to wanting things from children, period. It is not good to want things in life, including from children. However, since we all want things from children from time to time as depraved and decadent adults, we need to ask politely and appropriately, accepting when children can't or won't give us what we want. Ask, and you shall receive from your child. Demand, and you get nothing from children. Want is the core of our sinful nature as depraved and decadent human beings, and wants from children are at the core of our wants as depraved and decadent adults. Deadly entitlement is when this want directed towards a child leads to imposition, meaning imposed want. Once that imposed want is perceived by the child, that constitutes child abuse. See Colossians 3:20-21 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 to damages or offenses, 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, coming from entitlement. This commandment was intended by the Apostle Paul, and understood in its original context, as a moral statute prohibiting all forms of punitive parenting, including any punishments or controlling demeanor towards a child. In the Old Testament, punitive parents were put to death by way of bloodletting, after punishing their children one last time...

...Parents who punished their children were charged with kidnapping, with "kidnapping" being defined under the Law as the slightest of damages or offenses stemming from hostage-taking - child punishment was seen in biblical times as holding your child hostage merely for things they did wrong, thereby treating your child as a quartered slave. Paul here was lifting up this legal context in order to convict a group of Greek Christian parents who brought their pagan custom of spanking and punishing children into the church. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punishment of a child.

How were children treated in biblical times? Ancient Israel and the Early Church were child worshipping societies, not child sacrificing societies. Parents submitted to their children, just as parent believers submit to God. Children were seen as extensions of God, meaning installments of God called to be righteous judges of the charity of adults. Children in biblical times were seen as having a deity of their own, with parents seeking to win over the good graces of that deity. Children were seen as wrathful, but with parents being expected to please and appease the wrath of their children, seeking to keep their children happy. Parenting manuals listed the every vulnerable need of children, and then said that if one iota of the needs commanded in the manuals were neglected, the parent would end up spending eternity in Hell. Parenting advice then came from church leadership, and it wasn't friendly to the parent, but instead convicting in a searing way towards the parent, forcing the parent, by way of religious pressure, to conform to the established norm, which was attachment parenting. Mothers especially provided nourishment and sustenance for children, meaning items such as breastmilk and skin-on-skin co-sleeping.

God's Law, as a whole, prescribes a ban on all forms of child punishment in the United States, including corporal punishment. We are a Christian nation, founded on Judeo-Christian family values. God cast a dominion over all of America - the Holy Bible - yet only a few will heed the warning. The Bible is a founding document of this country, and is codified law binding on this country. This religious law should be further codified into secular law. Since the Bible clearly prohibits all punishment and controlling treatment of a child, that Christian law should be codified into the secular law. A ban on corporal punishment is unlikely to happen anytime soon. However, once the actual biblical research on parenting in the biblical context is known, parents will stop punishing their children on their own. The actual context of the Bible favors attachment parenting, not punitive parenting, with that attachment parenting being of the pro-social child worship variety.

How do you stop spanking and punishing your child? Punishment habits are an anger addiction, meaning parents who punish their children and swear by it are addicted to the anger. The idea behind quitting any addiction is the first step, which is admitting you have a problem. The second step is to place your addiction into the hands of a Higher Power. Follow the Twelve Steps for your anger addiction towards your child, as catered towards your anger addiction for your child. In order to deal with any addiction, however, you must deal with trauma in another context. The idea is to go cold turkey without lashing out at your child at all, stifling all anger towards your child, while declaring yourself a depraved and entitled sinner for your punishment habit, who is deserving of absolutely nothing from children or anyone else. It is possible to purge yourself of all anger towards your child, in an irreversible way, but first, you need to humble yourself to your child, and hearken to their orders as to what they need from you, instead of feeling like you have the right to demand from them. Declaring yourself a depraved and entitled sinner who is deserving of nothing turns your anger inwards at yourself, in order to percolate away to nothing. You, as a parent, deserve absolutely nothing from your child merely for being capable of angry outbursts towards your child, and the anger turns inward once you come to the knowledge that you are a depraved and entitled sinner/parent who is deserving of absolutely nothing, from children or anyone else.

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke 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!

Co-sleeping: Why co-sleeping is a biblical recommendation

Many parents think that co-sleeping is the irresponsible parenting choice. This is a common parenting view amongst American parents. Most American parents prefer that their children sleep on their own. The fact of the matter, however, is that mothers in biblical times co-slept next to their children to guard them and lull them to sleep.

The teaching of co-sleeping is rooted in the broader doctrine of mutual submission, with children surrendering to the loving arms of mothers especially, after being provided nourishment and sustenance. 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 be discouraged.

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, dutifully and selflessly submitting to the every vulnerable need of children, expecting absolutely nothing in return, with children resting safely and securely in the submission of parents. Children are to rest safely and securely in the presence of parents, following mothers especially around like goslings to a mother goose. This commandment, in short, asserts that parents form a secure attachment with children. Attachment parenting was the norm in Ancient Israel and the Early Church.

The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers to damages or offenses, 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, coming from entitlement. This commandment was intended by the Apostle Paul, and understood in its original context, as a moral statute prohibiting all forms of punitive parenting, including any punishments or controlling demeanor towards children. In the Old Testament, punitive parents were put to death by way of bloodletting, after punishing their children one last time. Parents who punished their children were charged with kidnapping, with "kidnapping" being defined under the Law as the slightest of damages and offenses stemming from hostage-taking - child punishment was seen then as holding your child hostage merely for things they did wrong, thereby treating your child as a quartered slave. Paul was lifting up this legal context in order to convict a group of Greek Christian parents who brought their pagan custom of spanking and punishment into the church. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punishment of a child.

It is common knowledge that children between the ages of 2-6 refuse to go to bed. This is something most parents chalk up to "defiance", and then punish the child for refusing to go to sleep. Usually, it comes with fears of monsters and spooks devouring them. The fact of the matter is that children that young are not ready to sleep on their own. Children that young have a primal fear of being isolated in a room all alone, namely a fear that they will be devoured by predators. Many parents will say that the days of predators breaking in and eating up children are all gone, but predators still exist. Child sexual predators can emerge in any home, due to the situational dynamics of most child sexual abuse. Most child sexual abuse is committed by a father figure, usually when children are sleeping isolated in a room. This is why mothers slept next to their children in biblical times - so that mothers could guard children from the sexual entitlement of their fathers. All fathers have a parent attraction to children that is usually repressed in today's society, and when it is repressed, it comes out sideways as the rape or sexual assault of a child. It is crucial, therefore, for mothers to guard their children from their father by way of co-sleeping.

A common argument is that children who co-sleep next to their parents lose the ability to self-soothe. Many medical and mental health professionals will recommend against co-sleeping, saying that children will lose the ability to self-soothe. Psychohistory refutes this claim, with children in Ancient Israel and the Early Church sleeping next to their mothers until they were ready, on their own, to shake off the closeness of their parents, in which case fathers encouraged lavishly the first bold feat of independence for any child - sleeping in their own bed.

Children, in biblical times, wore absolutely no clothing, at all, until they became adults. Women only wore clothing outside the home, otherwise going in the nude, in order to serve their husbands and their children, separately. Mothers served their children by way of providing for them nourishment and sustenance, namely breastmilk and skin-to-skin closeness and intimacy, respectively. The core aspect of Christian attachment parenting in the 1st Century was skin-on-skin co-sleeping, where mother and child were fast asleep next to each other in the nude, with the child soaking up the rays of skin-to-skin contact. By day, children ranged beside mothers in the home, sometimes clinging to her. Outside the home, children up until age 6 were held to the bosom of the mother with swaddling blankets. 

Christmas Eve is fast approaching. On Christmas Eve, children often have trouble sleeping. Children need their sleep, and so it is important that you supply them as a parent with a chance to get good sleep. Just let them sleep in your own bed, so that they can get a good night's sleep. Then, Christmas Day should come for them in no time! Also, it is a known fact that the average date for childhood rapes and sexual assaults to happen is on Christmas Eve, and so it is good to be there for your children at night so that nothing can happen - that kind of predator could be hiding in any home.

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke 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!

Children first, parents last: Understanding true Christian love for children

Many parents think that their needs come first in a parent-child relationship. This is a common sentiment amongst American parents. Most American parents put themselves first, and put their children last. This is the reverse of God's plan for the family, as understood in the biblical context.

It says in Matthew 22:35-40 KJV:

Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and all thy soul, and all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

Love is submission, and submission is love. Christian love is denoted by the Greek root word αγαπαο (Latin: agapao) and refers to, in the context of parenting, prioritizing children first, and yourself as a parent last, to the point of dutiful and selfless submission to the every vulnerable need of children, expecting absolutely nothing in return, valuing children as extensions of God. True Love does not come from pride or desire, but from fearful conviction, where a parent is convicted of the fact that they are a depraved and decadent sinner, who is deserving of absolutely nothing, from children or anyone else. This leads to the sinner/parent paying due penance by serving the every vulnerable need of children, expecting absolutely nothing in return, earning their worth. Children in biblical times were seen roughly as a neighbor, in a vulnerable yet deified type of way.

Parents are to submit dutifully and selflessly to the every vulnerable need of children, with children resting safely and securely in the wake of the submission of parents. 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 be discouraged. 

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 an extension of Christ, dutifully and selflessly submitting to the every vulnerable need of children as one would God, expecting absolutely nothing in return, with children resting safely and securely in the submission of parents. Children are to rest safely and securely in the presence of parents, following around mothers especially just as goslings to a mother goose. This commandment, as a whole, commands that both mothers and fathers form a secure attachment with their children.

The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers to damages or offenses, namely the slightest of personal offense perceived by the child, including, but not limited to, the slightest of offensive touch or speech perceived by a child, coming from entitlement. This commandment was intended by the Apostle Paul, and understood in its original context, as a moral statute prohibiting all forms of punitive parenting, including any punishments or controlling demeanor towards children. In the Old Testament, punitive parents were put to death by way of bloodletting, after punishing their children one last time. Parents who punished their children were charged with kidnapping, with "kidnapping" being defined under the Law as the slightest of damages or offenses stemming from hostage-taking - child punishment was seen in biblical times as holding your child hostage merely for things they did wrong, thereby treating your child as a quartered slave. Paul here was lifting up this legal context in order to convict a group of Greek Christian parents who brought their pagan custom of spanking and punishing children into the church. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punishment of a child.

Parenting in biblical times was pro-social permissive, in a pro-social child worshipping way. Children were seen as wrathful and demanding, but the point of parenting wasn't to keep down the wrath of children, but don't provoke their wrath in the first place. Parents trembled and shook in reverent fear and terror when their child was offended by something they said or did. Children were seen as deities of their own, extended by God for charity and care. Parents sought to win over the deity of their children. Parents were reverently fearful and cautious of their children being mad at them, and when children were mad at parents, parents corrected their behavior completely, then reconnected with their child. The priorities of children came first, and the priorities of parents came last. The way this played out was that Christian parents in the 1st Century, and their Jewish predecessors, were the type of parent that felt convicted not to say "no", and thus only said "no" when absolutely necessary, turning the other cheek while bearing the brunt of their child's wrath, reassuring children that "this too will pass". 

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke 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!

Returning gifts: The true meaning of a gift

'Tis Christmastime once more. Many parents use Christmas gifts as a behavioral modification tool for children. This is a common way American parents punish their children. One way many children will be punished this season is by family members withholding gifts. I myself never experienced such treatment from parents. My parents merely threatened that Santa Claus would get me coal for Christmas.

Punishing a child in any way is a violation of Divine Codified Jurisprudence. It says 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 to damages or offenses, 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, coming from entitlement. This commandment was intended by the Apostle Paul, and understood in its original context, as a moral statute prohibiting all forms of punitive parenting, including any punishments or controlling demeanor towards s child. In the Old Testament, punitive parents were put to death by way of bloodletting, after punishing their children one last time. Parents who punished their children were charged with kidnapping, with "kidnapping" being defined under the Law as the slightest of damages or offenses stemming from hostage-taking - child punishment then was seen as holding your child hostage merely for things they did wrong, thereby treating children as quartered slaves. Paul here was lifting up this legal context in order to convict a group of Greek Christian parents who brought their pagan custom of spanking and punishing children into the church. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punishment of a child.

What is the true meaning of a gift? True giving comes from Christian love, meaning giving without receiving. Christian love is denoted in the New Testament by the Greek root word αγαπαο (Latin: agapao) and refers to, in the context of parenting, prioritizing children first, and yourself as a parent last, to the point of dutiful and selfless submission to children, expecting absolutely nothing from children, valuing children as one would God. True Love is not based in pride or desire, but a place of fearful conviction, where parents are duly convicted of the fact that they are a depraved and decadent sinner, who is deserving of absolutely nothing, from children or anyone else. This leads to the sinner/parent paying due penance for their sinful nature by serving their children, expecting absolutely nothing in return, not even respect, not even the giving of thanks.

Giving gifts to a child is the strongest act of love you can do for a child. If it is a gift, it comes with the implication that the parent or other adult expects absolutely nothing in return. Giving gifts to children is an act of charity, and nobody should expect a "thank you" for giving children a gift, or demand gratitude from a child. Demanding anything, from anyone, including a child, is entitled and ungrateful behavior in and of itself.

In terms of children's behaviors, most behaviors that most adults find to be "misbehavior" are actually developmentally appropriate behaviors given their age and developmental level. When behaviors are not developmentally appropriate, you can rest assured that it is a developmental or other mental health disorder in a child. Children naturally will grow out of those "annoying" behaviors that you as a parent hate. All a child needs is a good Christian example, and a secure attachment, and the rest works for itself.

Parents in biblical times were reverently afraid and cautious about provoking their children to anger. The slightest of offense from a child was tended to with great sensitivity by parents, with the wrath of children leading to parents appeasing the wrath of their children with giving them exactly what they wanted most of the time, and what they needed all of the time. Children were deified as their parents appeased the wrath of such deified children, trying to win over the good side of their children, much as they sought to get God on their side, with children being worshipped and venerated as extensions of God. Ancient Jewish culture, including the Early Church, was a child worshipping culture, not a child sacrificing culture. Children were judged in biblical times as sacrosanct, meaning children could do no wrong, even if they did wrong. This context should also guide parents in how they should approach their children this Christmas season, especially in terms of gift-giving.

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke 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!

"Naughty or nice": Why no child is "naughty"

'Tis Christmastime. A common belief amongst American parents is that Santa Claus has a list, "and he's checking it twice, to find out who is naughty or nice". Many parents label children "naughty" or "nice". It is unfortunate fact in our history that we gave women similar labels in the past, and now, we have women tending to their children the same way, as well as men.

Designating children as "naughty", and treating them as such, is a moral offense against a child, at least once the child is offended by it. See 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 to damages or offenses, 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, coming from entitlement. This commandment was intended by the Apostle Paul, and understood in its original context, as a moral statute prohibiting all forms of punitive parenting, including punishments and controlling demeanor towards children. In the Old Testament, punitive parents were put to death by way of bloodletting, after punishing their children one last time. Parents who punished their children were charged with kidnapping, with "kidnapping" being defined under the Law as the slightest of damages and offenses stemming from hostage-taking - child punishment was seen in biblical times as holding your child hostage merely for things they did wrong, thereby treating children as quartered slaves. Paul here was lifting up this legal context in order to convict a group of Greek Christian parents who brought their pagan custom of spanking and punishing children into the church. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punishment of a child.

Children in biblical times were treated very differently than how children are treated today. Children were seen as wrathful in biblical times, but in a way that parents were struck with reverent fear and terror by their child's wrath, with parents submitting to children as they would God, pleasing and appeasing children as they would a deity, keeping children happy as they would want to keep God happy with them. Parents were told by the religious authorities then that if they neglected one iota of the instructions in the parenting manual, they would burn in Hell, with their child reporting to God everything that they neglect. Parents in biblical times were ordered to be nice, not children. Children then were nasty, and that nastiness, ferocity, and boldness is what endeared parents to their children. Fathers especially, but also mothers, encouraged boldness and ferocity in children. Ancient Israel and the Early Church were child worshipping societies, not child sacrificing societies. Parents, when parenting was hard, prayed to their children for mercy and forgiveness, whispering to their babies such prayers, hoping they would report to God. On the surface level of the ancients' child understanding, children were seen, in biblical times, as sacrosanct in terms of righteous judgment. Children in biblical times could do no wrong.

Most behaviors that parents judge as "naughty" are actually developmentally appropriate behaviors given their age and developmental level. When the behavior is developmentally abnormal, one can suspect a developmental and/or other mental health disorder in the child, in which case we cut the child a break even further. "Naughty" children do not exist. However, naughty parents do exist. So, if you are a parent, be nice to your child, and be as sweet and respectful as you can be towards your child, for your child reports to God on how well you do as a parent. God reads the mind of the child, and can tell if they are provoked to anger.

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke 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!

"Healthy pedophilia": Why the left wants to legalize sex with children

Many parents think that "healthy pedophilia" is unacceptable. Most American parents have not heard of the leftist contraption to excuse sex with children. Most attachment parenting in the children's rights community eschew of "healthy pedophilia". However, a few platforms and homes still support it behind the scenes.

Why is "healthy pedophilia" immoral? See 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 KJV:

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body, but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. Why? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God with your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

The Greek root word translated "fornication" is πορνεία (Latin: porneia) and most literally translates to "outside of proper channels". The proper channels here are a lawfully-sanctioned marriage between one adult man and one adult woman. Sexual relations in a marriage, especially the consummation, signs the marriage contract on the dotted line. Thus, any sexual relations outside of marriage constitute a fraudulent marriage, thus defiling the groom next to the bride. 

Marriages between parent and child are prohibited in the Bible. See Leviticus 18:17 KJV:

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a mother and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.

 And Leviticus 20:13 KJV:

If a man also lieth with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death, their death shall be upon them.

Both these verses were interpreted under the Law of Moses as prohibiting child sexual abuse. Actual child sexual abuse was very rare in Ancient Israel, even in the form of sodomy, but when it did happen, it was dealt with swiftly, and was a moral outrage.

A common argument for the lawful sexual abuse of a child, known euphemistically as "healthy pedophilia", is that attachment parenting fathers lack entitlement, and so it will do no long-term harm. The fact of the matter is that the child usually does not enjoy being subject to sexual violence and harassment in the home.

What should fathers do instead for parent attraction? Parent attraction is a form of parental entitlement that can easily be dealt with using masturbatory fantasy about one's child. Then, you can actually have a willing child all to yourself. Sexually assaulting a child in a lawful manner is unacceptable to God.

The left wants to legalize sex with children. Even today, there are loopholes in pretty much every state's criminal code allowing for certain forms of incest. In Pennsylvania, all sex with a child is illegal, meaning the very same opposite. The left believes that a completely non-entitled adult like myself would not harm a child sexually. The problem with that is that we need norms in this country, and we need to draw the line somewhere. Sure, some of us adults have zero entitlement in relation to children, but a lot of other bad people could jump on board as well, and those adults could well be very entitled, or else non-entitled in an entitled way. 

Most of us adults who lack entitlement in relation to children actually don't want sex with children except at the very lowest level of us, meaning the thread level, meaning we are content with sexual fantasies of children. I support norms keeping children away from the sexual lair of adults, even if it doesn't harm them, because it is wrong as a moral absolute. We need more moral absolutes in our society such as that. Just use your hand to get out those juices. Don't use a child.

The depraved and decadent, defiled sexual perverts and miscreants who sexually assault children within the law will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them burn in torrents of Hell-fire! Repent!