If we are going to build communities that honor Jesus within our culture, then believers have to instruct children to honor parents. The next step is to appropriately discipline any failure to show respect.
One important way to teach this lesson is by modeling honor. Our families have to see us treat our own parents with care and consideration. What is true for young children, as well as adult children, is found in the Bible’s Ephesians 6:2, where the Apostle Paul quotes the fifth commandment, “Honor your father and mother.”
There are two distinctive ideas in Ephesians 6:1-2: obedience and honor. The distinction is obedience is required when we are younger. Honor is required for life. So, we need to look at why this command applies to all of us, and, why it is important.
