Honor Your Father And Mother

For Christians, filial piety is not just a desired Asian virtue. God has placed a high priority on family relationships and the respect children are to give their parents. He even gave us a command concerning parents: “Honor your father and mother” (Exodus 20:12). Parents are to set the example in the home by showing children that “their first responsibility is to show godliness at home and repay their parents by taking care of them. This is something that pleases God” (1 Timothy 5:4). We honor our heavenly Father when we honor our earthly father and mother.