blhowes
Puritan Board Professor
Mat 15:4 For God commanded, saying, Honor thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
Eph 6:2 Honor thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;
How we treat parents and those in authority over us is important. What are ways that we can honor them? Dishonor them? What does it mean to honor them?
Rom 13:7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.
Does honoring them have anything to do with their worthiness for honor? (some people, though wretched sinners, act honorably, benevolently, etc).
For many, its easy to honor their parents. Their parents provided for them over the years and acted as responsible parents. Some also brought them to church, taught them about God at home, and were basically godly examples "worthy" of honor.
But what about those whose parents were abusive, in varying degrees? The parents acted dishonorably over a period of years, the children grow up hating them because of the abuse. What is the child's responsibility (when their grown up) to their abusive parent with regard to honoring them?
Eph 6:2 Honor thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;
How we treat parents and those in authority over us is important. What are ways that we can honor them? Dishonor them? What does it mean to honor them?
Rom 13:7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.
Does honoring them have anything to do with their worthiness for honor? (some people, though wretched sinners, act honorably, benevolently, etc).
For many, its easy to honor their parents. Their parents provided for them over the years and acted as responsible parents. Some also brought them to church, taught them about God at home, and were basically godly examples "worthy" of honor.
But what about those whose parents were abusive, in varying degrees? The parents acted dishonorably over a period of years, the children grow up hating them because of the abuse. What is the child's responsibility (when their grown up) to their abusive parent with regard to honoring them?