Permissiveness represents one extreme of carnal childrearing practice, standing opposite the severity of Victorianism as the two poles to which human nature inclines. This approach centers on pleasing the child and assumes an inherent goodness in the child's nature that parents must draw out. Scripture contradicts that assumption, for Jesus described even ordinary unconverted people as evil, and at birth a child possesses no built-in resistance to Satan's influence. Without parental intervention the child quickly absorbs that evil mind, so permissiveness amounts to a subtle effort to bribe conformity to cultural standards. Such bribery cannot succeed, because carnal nature is evil from the outset and remains insatiable, as lust continually demands more. The method also fosters inflated self-esteem rather than the humility that must balance proper self-regard, an outcome consistent with the source of the approach in Satan's spirit, which cannot produce true humility. In practice permissiveness reverses the divine order. God's method requires children to please the Father, whereas permissiveness places parents in the position of serving the child's desires, leaving the child effectively in charge of the family. This reversal undermines the Fifth Commandment, the foremost commandment in the laws of social order because it initiates every subsequent relationship in life. When that foundation weakens, allegiances throughout society erode until each person acts solely for self, producing the perilous conditions described in the last days. Satan employs permissiveness as a major cultural support for the coming Beast system, deliberately shaping pliable children into adults prepared to perform the works of the flesh. In contrast, parents who follow God's pattern train children toward sound-mindedness and self-control, thereby equipping them for right relationships with others and ultimately with God.