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*March 19, 2006—Morning Worship*
*Honoring Your Parents*
*Simple Answers to Difficult Questions*
*Exodus 20:12*
*Intro:* In studying the 10 Commandments, we find that: the *1st Commandment* guards the unity of God w~/the prohibition of the worship of any god except Jehovah.
The *2nd Commandment* guards the holiness of God, in that He alone is the object of our worship.
The *3rd Commandment* guards the deity of God by keeping His name from profane use.
The *4th Commandment* guards a day specifically set aside for the worship God.
And the *5th Commandment* guards the ordained authority given by God.
The 1st 4 Commandments all deal directly w~/our response to God.
But beginning w~/the 5th Commandment, all those that follow deal directly w~/our response to one another.
So, the 1st 4 deal w~/Man’s relationship w~/God & the last 6 deal w~/Man’s relationship w~/his fellow man.
It’s interesting to me that when God turns His attention to man’s relationship w~/man that the 1st thing He thinks about is that we honor our parents.
In all actuality, God is continuing His train of thought about order & authority.
You see, parents are God's instruments to teach & train children.
God's authority belongs to the parents.
& our duty toward our parents is detailed in this 5th Commandment.
This is not an arbitrary principle.
The family, human government, & the church are 3 God-ordained institutions for the good of human society.
& the family is the foundation of society, & submission to authority begins in the family.
Children have 2 responsibilities regarding their parents: (1) is a temporary responsibility that requires obedience & (2) is a timeless responsibility that requires respect.
One is passing while the other is permanent.
The 5th Commandment is found in…
*Exodus 20 /12/*/ "Honor your father & your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you./
- Now someone may say, “Pastor Dennis, that’s OT teaching written to the children of Israel before they even came to the Promised Land.
How can that affect my life today?”
- Well, the Apostle Paul quoted this verse in Ephesians 6 & even gave commentary on it, relating it to the people of his day & helping us to see its relevance in our day.
Paul wrote in *Ephesians 6* */1/*/ Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
*2*/ /"Honor your father & mother,"/ /which is the 1st commandment w~/promise:/ */3/*/ "that it may be well w~/you & you may live long on the earth."/
- IOW, if you follow the Lord’s directions; if you follow His prescription for life, then you will be blessed!
- Now you may say, “Well that’s not much information – ‘Honor your father & mother’!
What does that mean?
What does that involve?
How do we do that?”
- From the text let’s find simple answers to those difficult questions…
*1.
What does it mean to “honor your parents?”-----The Admonition of the Text*
- Notice 1st of all that it’s…
*A.
The General principle.*
(v.
12a) */12a “Honor your father & your mother….”/*
- Paul writes in Ephesians 6 that, “/…this is right/.”
- IOW, the general principle given in OT is upheld in the NT as being pleasing to God.
- Many times we think that OT commands are not for us b~/c we are under grace.
- But Jesus said in *Matthew 5 /17/*/ "Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets.
I did not come to destroy but to fulfill./
- So the general principle remains intact.
& the 2 commandments of Jesus: to love God supremely & to love others sacrificially, are only a summation of the 10 Commandments not a replacement code of conduct; it’s a simplified code of conduct.
- So then, the general principle is that we are to feel & to act in a loving manner, in a manner becoming to our superiors.
- This is the will of God.
The very nature of the relationship w~/parents & the moral order of society depend on submission to authority.
- Parents are representatives of God; they are responsible to God; they are a reflection of God.
- Therefore, they are to be honored, upheld, esteemed & obeyed.
- We’ll move into that a little more in depth later in the message.
- But notice w~/me in v. 12, not only the general principle but also…
*B.
The Specific reward.*
(v.
12b) */12b “…that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you.”/*
*1.*
Children who honor & obey their parents are promised *prolonged days*.
- Now God already knows the number of your days.
So what does this promise of prolonged days mean?
- It means that, as you follow the Lord’s leadership, you will be walking by faith in Him & not by sight; you will be following Him according to His plan & God blesses that!
- BTW, you do know that the Bible says that most of Mankind is given 70 yrs.
- But your days can be cut off by your willful disobedience!
- It’s not in God’s plan for everyone to live 70 yrs.
but if you follow Him, your life will be blessed w~/prolonged days.
*2.*
Children who honor their parents are promised *prosperous days*.
- Your days following God will not be average days.
Your life will make a difference!
- Your life will have an impact!
Your life will have accomplishments to display!
- Your life will be a glory to God! & through faithfulness to the general principles of God’s word…
*3.*
Children who honor their parents are promised *pleasurable days*.
- Now that does not mean that everything in your life will go smoothly.
- It does not mean that you will never experience problems in life.
- But it does mean that your life’s experience will not be burdensome.
Many believers go through extremely difficult days & yet they do so w~/joy in their hearts b~/c of God’s grace!
- Your life may not be a rose garden – but it will be a joyous experience of grace!
- So what does it mean to honor your parents?
It means you follow the general principles of Scripture & receive a specific reward from God.
- But maybe that’s still not enough information for you.
Maybe you’re still asking…
*2.
What is involved in honoring your parents?
-----The Analysis of the Text*
- It’s clear from a general reading of the text that there are 3 participants in the v. 12; 1st is God (& we’ve briefly talked about His role), 2nd the verse speaks of parents & 3rd the verse speaks of…
*A.
The Children.*
- The analysis of the text deals first w~/the children addressed w~/the command.
- Often we view the Bible's mandates strictly in the sense of adults.
- But children of all ages also have responsibility to heed the words of Scripture.
- Children who disrespect, disobey, & despise their parents will be judged by God.
- He is the One who decides whose days are prolonged.
He is the One who grants His grace on those who are obedient & He is the One who visits punishment & trial & problem & affliction on those who are disobedient.
- Notice the 4 uses of the word “your” in v. */12/*/ "Honor *your* father & *your* mother, that *your* days may be long upon the land which the Lord *your* God is giving *you*./
- That makes what we do very personal doesn’t it?
- This helps us to see that it applies directly to us!
We are responsible before God to follow His word & His will & it’s up to us to obey this command.
- & contemplate for just a moment on the fact that we are all someone’s child.
& that means that we are to honor our own parents as an act of worship before God.
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