The spontaneity of the Psalmist is not that of the natural man but is of a God-governed one. Henry Van Til very aptly defined culture as religion externalized. Fallen man exalts his spontaneity because he glorifies his fall, his rebellion against God. In so doing, he exalts both sin and its consequence, death. Modern child-rearing stresses spontaneity to the destruction of the young.
Legislation exists to punish parents who discipline a child.
To do so is seen as harming the child's spontaneity in development. Since then, I have heard adults and even elderly people justify misconduct because it represented freedom and spontaneity. The question of spontaneity is a very obvious and simple one. The prevailing lack of comprehension as to its meaning gives clear evidence of the extent of our apostasy.