Do the Ezzos use the crucifixion of Christ to justify letting a baby cry?
No! The Ezzos don’t believe or teach that Jesus hung on a cross to teach us that mothers should let their babies cry. The following comments were made in the context of encouraging parents to lovingly respond to their babies based on an appropriate evaluation of the baby’s needs. “Acting on the assumption that God responds to us mechanically and on demand is wrong. We believe such a notion positions our Holy God as a celestial genie sitting on the edge of His throne, waiting to jump at our every cry in order to demonstrate His love. He demonstrated His love by sending His Son to Calvary. His nonintervention in the suffering of His Son is the ultimate example that speaks against the fraudulent notion that love always requires immediate intervention. Non-action does not indicate a lack of love. It was not true at Calvary, and it is not true in parenting. “The point is the decision to never let a baby cry cannot be validated by God’s character because His love cannot be so narrowly define
