Do you always have to obey your parents? Is there a difference between obeying and honoring? How does that change when you become an adult? That’s what we’re going to be [music] talking about today. But before we get started, make sure to like, subscribe, and hit that notification bell so you never miss an episode.
Dad, >> I’m really excited about this, James. [music] Um because honoring your parents, the scriptures say, is uh it’s a barometer of where a child is with God. >> I disagree with you completely. >> And I I think you’re being disrespectful and dishonoring [laughter] me right now. I’m really I’m really excited that we’re talking about this uh because I think that there are lots of facets to this subject because you’re talking about, you know, children children obeying their parents and honoring their mom and dad. And then what happens when you’re
you’re older and now you’re an adult and you are a dad? What do you do with your senior senior citizen grandparents who maybe I mean parents who may be you know crossing lines and boundaries as grandparents? Do you still need to obey everything that they say and what is the difference between honoring them while disagreeing with them? This is going to be great.
>> Yeah. I’m interested to hear your take on it because I think we might have some disagreements in this episode. >> Well, that’s why this is a dangerous >> I know. Especially for me as your son. >> That’s right. [laughter] >> Hey, before we get started, um, have you checked out Reformed Roasters? If you’re a coffee lover, this is Reformed Roasters coffee that chooses you.
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>> When am I going to get a promo code? That’s my question. [laughter] >> James is awesome. >> You know what? Um we’ll see how this conversation goes and whether or not I feel honored and respected by you. >> Exactly. All right, let’s go into it. First, we should go into what the Bible says about this because that’s the ultimate source of truth and we should be basing our opinions on that.
Um, so there’s a couple verses that I pulled up. One is Ephesians 6 1-3 and it says, “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Honor your mother and father, which is the first commandment with a promise, so that it may go well with you and you may enjoy a long life on the earth.” H >> the second one is Proverbs 1 8-9 and says, “Listen, my son, to your father’s instructions, and do not forsake your mother’s teachings.
They are a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck.” Next one is Deuteronomy 5:16. Honor your mother and father as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and it may go well with you. >> Listen up. [laughter] >> Yeah. Amen. That’s right. Um, and there’s a bunch bunch more scriptures that are all essentially saying the exact same thing.
Honor your mother and father and it will go well for you and listen to their teachings. Listen to their counsel and honor the position in which God has placed them in your life. >> Yeah. Yeah. Beautiful structure that God’s laid out for the family. And it includes uh a hierarchy of authority and responsibility. Love it.
And another cool aspect is that I think so many times we think of the Bible as almost written in English. Like there were just people speaking English back in the day writing the Bible. But the words in the Bible, they actually have like Greek and Hebrew meanings. >> Yeah. >> And so I looked up the meaning of the word honor.
>> Good. What does it say? >> And so in the Hebrew it’s kabed or kabid. I don’t know how to pronounce it. No, that’s >> essentially the meaning of it is to give weight to, >> to treat as significant or valuable, to regard with seriousness or to glorify. >> And then in the Greek it means to value, to esteem, to respect or to assign worth to.
