Christians stress godly parenting.
But when was the concluding fourth dimension you lot heard an adult lesson on honoring parents?(1)
God included it inwards His 10 Commandments, together with He lists disrespect for parents inwards several lists of wicked attitudes (2 Timothy 3:1-5; Romans 1:28-32).
Yet many Christians prefer the world's "fifth commandment" which goes something similar this: "Parents, accolade your adult children. Have no expectations. Give them what they ask. Keep your advice to yourself. Then it mightiness become good amongst you."
There's an alarming tendency inwards our globe of adult children neglecting, rejecting, blaming, together with estranging parents, fifty-fifty using grandchildren every bit pawns to punish or manipulate their parents.
Jesus says nosotros can't accolade Him if we're dishonoring our parents (See Matthew 15:3-9).
The ii are related.
If we're treating our parents amongst less abide by than our friends, nosotros aren't listening to Scripture.
When nosotros accolade our parents, nosotros accolade God. When nosotros dishonor our parents, nosotros dishonor God (Ephesians 6:2; Exodus 20).
(1) Often Mother's together with Father's Day sermons stress a mother's together with father's responsibilities to a greater extent than than on our demand to accolade mothers together with fathers.
Bible Love Notes has an archive of 1-minute devotions on Honoring Parents.
I encourage you lot to accept a few extra minutes to produce the Bite Size Bible Study for this devotion.
