Post by Cindy on May 25, 2021 9:55:41 GMT -5
Some interesting thoughts on Ephesians 6:2–3 ““Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— “that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.””
Do you honor your parents as God asks us to, even if they are not Christians? The manner in which you treat your parents will set an example for the way your children will treat you. Do you criticize or ridicule them when you talk to others about them? Are you unwilling to forgive a wrong they may have committed against you? Do you graciously tolerate their criticism of you? If the family you grew up in lacked a healthy family atmosphere, there is still time to change that. Determine what you need to do to resolve any differences or meet any needs they have. Do they need financial assistance? Can they benefit from your spiritual guidance? Do they have any errands you can run or chores you can do for them? If they live far away from you, communicate with them by letter or phone on a regular basis. Make the last years they spend on this earth their most rewarding. The Fulfilled Family
The word translated “honor” is the Greek word timao, which simply means “to reverence, to worship, to hold in awe, to value at a high price.” It is used to speak of Jesus and God the Father in John 5:23. We are to have this attitude of honor, respect, and reverence toward our parents all our lives. Honoring our parents is not an attitude only. In Matt 15:1–6, Jesus interprets the commandment “Honor thy father and mother” as referring to financial support. He uses the word honor the way it’s used in 1 Tim 5:17. It can be translated “to give money to” or “to pay.” So, the OT law of honoring one’s parents meant that as long as a person lived, he was to respect and support his parents. During the first half of a person’s life, the parents give everything they have to supply the needs of their children. When they get to the point in life where they’re no longer able to meet their own needs, it becomes the responsibility of their children to take care of them. That is God’s way of making families stick together. “Why is the fifth commandment so important that God puts a promise with it?” Because it’s the key to all human relationships and the passing on of a righteous heritage. When we honor our parents, and when our relationships in the home are right, we’ll have a full and rich lifetime here, we’ll live with Him in the kingdom for a thousand years, and we’ll live with Him in the new heavens and the new earth for eternity. The Fulfilled Family
It is just as wrong for a NT Christian to dishonor his parents as it was for an OT Jew. To “honor” our parents means much more than simply to obey them. It means to show them respect and love, to care for them as long as they need us, and to seek to bring honor to them by the way we live. The Bible exposition commentary
How loudly does the sergeant major of our conscience need to shout to bring us to attention? If we move out of order, do we hear his voice? A good soldier won’t even wait for the voice of a sergeant major to call him into line. If by chance he gets out of step with what he knows he should be, he does immediate correction. Have we debts unpaid? Then do all you can to pay them. Do we honor our parents? If they are still living, do them good. Give them your time, your money, your soul. This is acceptable to God (see 1 Timothy 5:4). Have we unforgiveness in our hearts? Then forgive or you will not be forgiven. Do we lack love? Then we must get on our knees and ask God to pour His love through us, or we have no biblical grounds to think we are saved. How to win souls & influence people
But none may claim to love their neighbor while they shrug off their parents. Some of us have some repenting to do. Growing in Christ
The fifth commandment (Exod. 20:12) may actually be directed toward adult children, charging them to ‘honor’ their parents by, among other things, caring for them in their old age. Harper’s Bible dictionary
Lev 19:32 Honor your parents. Shun the kind of disregard for elderly parents that the world promotes. Hayford’s Bible handbook
Honoring one’s parents is, first of all, an attitude, but true honor also involves a willingness to take care of them when they have needs. Our parents give us all we need in the first couple of decades of our lives. The time eventually comes for most families when the children need to help support the parents. This was the very issue Jesus took up with the Pharisees in Matt 15:4–8. What the Bible Says about Parenting
By turning his back on his parents, a rebellious son was in effect turning his back on God. Word in life
The child is not just to have the proper legal attitude toward the parents; he is to work for a personal relationship to them, in love. Anything less than the personal relationship between the parent and child is not only wrong; it is full of sorrow. True spirituality
Do you honor your parents as God asks us to, even if they are not Christians? The manner in which you treat your parents will set an example for the way your children will treat you. Do you criticize or ridicule them when you talk to others about them? Are you unwilling to forgive a wrong they may have committed against you? Do you graciously tolerate their criticism of you? If the family you grew up in lacked a healthy family atmosphere, there is still time to change that. Determine what you need to do to resolve any differences or meet any needs they have. Do they need financial assistance? Can they benefit from your spiritual guidance? Do they have any errands you can run or chores you can do for them? If they live far away from you, communicate with them by letter or phone on a regular basis. Make the last years they spend on this earth their most rewarding. The Fulfilled Family
The word translated “honor” is the Greek word timao, which simply means “to reverence, to worship, to hold in awe, to value at a high price.” It is used to speak of Jesus and God the Father in John 5:23. We are to have this attitude of honor, respect, and reverence toward our parents all our lives. Honoring our parents is not an attitude only. In Matt 15:1–6, Jesus interprets the commandment “Honor thy father and mother” as referring to financial support. He uses the word honor the way it’s used in 1 Tim 5:17. It can be translated “to give money to” or “to pay.” So, the OT law of honoring one’s parents meant that as long as a person lived, he was to respect and support his parents. During the first half of a person’s life, the parents give everything they have to supply the needs of their children. When they get to the point in life where they’re no longer able to meet their own needs, it becomes the responsibility of their children to take care of them. That is God’s way of making families stick together. “Why is the fifth commandment so important that God puts a promise with it?” Because it’s the key to all human relationships and the passing on of a righteous heritage. When we honor our parents, and when our relationships in the home are right, we’ll have a full and rich lifetime here, we’ll live with Him in the kingdom for a thousand years, and we’ll live with Him in the new heavens and the new earth for eternity. The Fulfilled Family
It is just as wrong for a NT Christian to dishonor his parents as it was for an OT Jew. To “honor” our parents means much more than simply to obey them. It means to show them respect and love, to care for them as long as they need us, and to seek to bring honor to them by the way we live. The Bible exposition commentary
How loudly does the sergeant major of our conscience need to shout to bring us to attention? If we move out of order, do we hear his voice? A good soldier won’t even wait for the voice of a sergeant major to call him into line. If by chance he gets out of step with what he knows he should be, he does immediate correction. Have we debts unpaid? Then do all you can to pay them. Do we honor our parents? If they are still living, do them good. Give them your time, your money, your soul. This is acceptable to God (see 1 Timothy 5:4). Have we unforgiveness in our hearts? Then forgive or you will not be forgiven. Do we lack love? Then we must get on our knees and ask God to pour His love through us, or we have no biblical grounds to think we are saved. How to win souls & influence people
But none may claim to love their neighbor while they shrug off their parents. Some of us have some repenting to do. Growing in Christ
The fifth commandment (Exod. 20:12) may actually be directed toward adult children, charging them to ‘honor’ their parents by, among other things, caring for them in their old age. Harper’s Bible dictionary
Lev 19:32 Honor your parents. Shun the kind of disregard for elderly parents that the world promotes. Hayford’s Bible handbook
Honoring one’s parents is, first of all, an attitude, but true honor also involves a willingness to take care of them when they have needs. Our parents give us all we need in the first couple of decades of our lives. The time eventually comes for most families when the children need to help support the parents. This was the very issue Jesus took up with the Pharisees in Matt 15:4–8. What the Bible Says about Parenting
By turning his back on his parents, a rebellious son was in effect turning his back on God. Word in life
The child is not just to have the proper legal attitude toward the parents; he is to work for a personal relationship to them, in love. Anything less than the personal relationship between the parent and child is not only wrong; it is full of sorrow. True spirituality
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