How Much Do Your Parents Weigh?

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.

Honor

Matthew 15:4-8

4 For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’ 5 But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is ‘devoted to God,’ 6 they are not to ‘honor their father or mother’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. 7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:8 “‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.

Why Care About Parents?

• Parents are universal

• Parents are foundational

• Parents are representative

Tip the scales

Honor… even if they aren’t honorable

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.

… that it may go well with you … -Deuteronomy 5:16b

Honor

Honor Dad, Honor Mom Honor God