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Learn the purpose and meaning of the Fifth Commandment, which teaches us to respect and honour our parents and others. Find out how to apply this biblical principle in our daily lives and relationships.
- The Third Commandment
Probably the most obvious way of breaking the Third...
- The Ninth Commandment
How important is truth? To fully appreciate the Ninth...
- Keep The Sabbath Day Holy
The Fourth Commandment to remember the the Sabbath day...
- Thou Shalt Not Kill
The emphasis in the Sixth Commandment is on the word you....
- Thou Shalt Not Covet
Covet means to crave or desire, especially in excessive or...
- The Seventh Commandment
Marriage is a natural union of a man and a woman and is...
- The Eighth Commandment
The Eighth Commandment safeguards everyone's right to...
- Do Not Worship Idols
The Second Commandment goes to the heart of our relationship...
- The Third Commandment
- Honoring Our Heavenly Father
- Biblical Meaning of Honor
- The First Commandment with Promise
- “Obey Your Parents”
- Learning to “Honor All People”
- Honor Shouldn’T End When We Leave Home
- The Vital Parental Role
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In a way, the Fifth Commandment connects the two sections, since God reveals Himself as our loving Father. No father deserves honor as much as our Heavenly Father! Yet the Bible shows that humanity, and even those chosen to be God’s people, have often failed in showing that honor and respect to our Creator God. God pointed out this much-too-common ...
In Exodus 20:12 the Hebrew verb translated “honor” is kabad. According to Zondervan Expository Dictionary of Bible Words, this is based on a root meaning “to be heavy,” which in a good sense “came to connote honor and glory.” In the New Testament “the words translated ‘honor’ are timaoand its derivatives ... “Listening, respecting, and obeying are ...
The Gospels record Jesus Christ repeating the Fifth Commandment several times, including Matthew 15:4 and 19:19. The apostle Paul also reiterated the Fifth Commandment, emphasizing that it’s the “first commandment with promise: ‘that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth’” (Ephesians 6:2-3).
Paul adds to this in Colossians 3:20: “Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord.” All of God’s commandments are given for our benefit, but this one is especially highlighted by God for the blessings that it brings for the individual, the family and society in general. The IVP New Testament Commentary Series n...
God wants us to learn to “honor all people” (1 Peter 2:17). We must submit to authority, “For there is no authority except from God” (Romans 13:1). This does not mean God condones repressive, heavy-handed leadership. He holds parents, teachers and other leaders to a stricter judgment (James 3:1).
Family is a lifetime commitment, reflecting the permanence of the family relationship we are called to in becoming children of God. As the apostle John wrote, “Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God!” (1 John 3:1). Family is a lifetime commitment, reflecting the permanence of the family re...
The apostle Paul also commanded parents: “And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4). To the Colossians Paul added, “Lest they become discouraged” (Colossians 3:21). Parents must not shirk their teaching role, but must do it in a way that is encouraging and ...
Learn the biblical meaning and importance of honoring your parents, the first commandment with promise. Find out how to obey your parents in the Lord, honor all people, and support your elderly parents.
- You shall have no other gods before Me. Bible reference - Exodus 20:3: “You shall have no other gods before Me.” Explanation: Do we still need this commandment?
- You shall make no idols. Bible reference - Exodus 20:4-6: “You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them.
- You shall not take the Lord’s name in vain. Bible reference - Exodus 20:7: “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.”
- Keep the Sabbath day holy. Bible reference - Exodus 20:8-11: “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God.
New International Version. 12 “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you. Read full chapter.
Oct 11, 2012 · The fifth commandment, revealed in today's passage, is the foundation upon which respect for elders and authorities is built, as question and answer 105 of the Heidelberg Catechism indicate. God calls us explicitly to honor our parents because the family is the foundation of human society.
Nov 15, 2016 · The fifth commandment tells us to honor our father and mother. But how does this command play out in real life when children are under their parents’ care, as well as when they become adults? Let’s see what the Bible has to say about the fifth commandment.
3 days ago · Exploring the 10 Commandments: The Fifth Command. “Honor your father and your mother so that you may have a long life in the land that the Lord your God is giving you” ( Exodus 20:12 ). This might be one of the most well-known commandments. Parents eat it up. We love to have a verse in there about respecting our roles.
