Ray Fowler .org

Hello and welcome to RayFowler.org. If you are new here, please take some time to look around. If you enjoy your visit, be sure to bookmark the site or subscribe by email or feed reader so that you don't miss any future posts. You can also check out the Top Posts page to get a feel for the site. Thanks for visiting!

Yesterday’s message in The Ten Commandments for Today series was on the fifth commandment. The message was called Honor Your Father and Mother, taken from Exodus 20:12.

Exodus 20:12 - “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.” (NIV)

Here is the outline of the message:

I. Obligations of the fifth commandment (Exodus 20:12)

      A. Children should honor their parents.
            1) Respect their position (Leviticus 19:3)
            2) Love and value their person (Proverbs 23:26, 31:28)
            3) Submit to their authority (Luke 2:51-52; Ephesians 6:1)
            4) Accept their discipline and instruction (Proverbs 1:8-9)

      B. Parents should help their children obey this command.
            1) Instruct them in God’s ways (Deuteronomy 6:7)
            2) Discipline them (Proverbs 22:6,15, 29:15,17)
            3) Provide for their needs (2 Corinthians 12:14)
            4) Do not exasperate them (Ephesians 6:4; Colossians 3:21)

      C. Reasons why you should honor your parents:
            1) It is right (Ephesians 6:1; Proverbs 23:22)
            2) It pleases God (Colossians 3:20)
            3) It teaches you respect for authority (Romans 13:1-2)
            4) It places you under God’s protection (Proverbs 6:20-23)
            5) It brings peace and joy to your parents (Proverbs 27:11)
            6) It helps you grow in wisdom (Proverbs 4:1-4)

II. Violations of the fifth commandment (Deuteronomy 27:16)

      A. Ways of dishonoring your parents
            1) disobeying them (Deuteronomy 21:18-21)
            2) cursing them (Exodus 21:17)
            3) striking them (Exodus 21:15)
            4) stealing from them (Proverbs 19:26, 28:24)
            5) neglecting themin their old age (Matthew 15:3-6)

      B. Consequences for the home
            1) For the parents – joy or grief (Proverbs 10:1, 15:20)
            2) For the children – life or death (Proverbs 4:4, 30:17)
            3) For the household – harmony or strife (Proverbs 17:1)

III. Promises attached to the fifth commandment

      A. Live long (Exodus 20:12)
      B. Live well (Deuteronomy 5:16; Ephesians 6:2-3)

Note: To read the complete message, go to the Sermons tab at the top of the blog.