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Exodus 20:12
Excerpted from: Perfect, Gentle Courtesy (Part 3)

The connection between the first four commandments and the fifth exists in the truth that all faith in God centers in the feeling that is appropriate from a son or daughter. While we are children, our parents stand between God and us in a way that no other beings can, before we are called into God's church.

God minces no words with that command. It is point blank, it is short, and there is no doubt in what our responsibility as parents is. The principle of this precept forbids not only all harmful words and actions as well as rebelliousness, but commands the performance of all essential acts of kindness, respect, and obedience.

The Fifth Commandment, "Honor your father and your mother," does not refer to our relationships with our fellow men, that is, our neighbors, but it refers to those who are the representatives of God. God must be served with honor and fear, and His representatives must also.

In a sense, this includes leaders of nations and communities, as well as, pastors and teachers (that is, founders, protectors, and promoters of our spiritual life to whom sometimes the name of father is given, while at other times fatherhood is attributed to them by their students being called sons and daughters). But, of course, Exodus 20:12 primarily refers to our biological parents.

Exodus 20:12
Excerpted from: Studying the Bible

Because this example is short, I will use just seven scriptures out of the many to use in this study. After looking over the material available, what one theme stands out to me? It is the responsibility every child has toward his mother and father.

That your days may be long on the land which the Lord your God gives you. That by honoring the instruction of your parents who are teaching you about God, one will have stableness. One will not run with gangs, be involved in wrong sexual practices, have a rebellious attitude that will cause one’s early death.

Exodus 20:12
Excerpted from: Keeping God's Standards

We live in a world today where that standard is far disappearing because older people now are sort of frowned upon and just held to be repugnant and nobody seems to really care. But when we do honor our mother and father, we establish a right relationship with them and thus the right relationship carries over to God as well and we respect Him.

The Fourth Commandment

Articles
A Matter of Honor
Do We Need the Old Testament?
Ecclesiastes and Christian Living (Part Ten): Paradox
Elisha, the Young Men, and the She-Bears
Should We Obey the Laws of Our Government?
Simplify Your Life!
The Fifth Commandment
The Ultimate Father's Day
Unity and Division: The Blessing and the Curse (Part Four)

Bible Questions & Answers
Why Are There Different Forms of the Ten Commandme

Bible Studies
God's Non-transmittable Attributes (Part Four): Immutability
The Fifth Commandment

Essays
Revelations at Mount Sinai
Submission (Part One)
Submission (Part Two)
The Honor Due to Parents
The Unique Greatness of Our God (Part One)
What Does It Say? (2003)
Why Bother With Fathers?
Wisdom for the Young (Part Two)

Sermons
The Doctrine of Israel (Part Two): The Old Covenant
The Beauty of God's Law
The Fifth Commandment
The March Toward Globalism (Part 5)
The March Toward Globalism (Part 6)
Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Twenty-Two)
Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Twenty-Nine)
A Heritage and a Reward
Scripture Fulfilled in Christ's Death
Lessons From Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim

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