Title: Your Parents - Ephesians 6:1~3
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Every human being has a relationship between parents and children from birth, and lives on the basis of the family until the end of life. A Christian who believes in the sanctity of the home can build the home right when he has the faith of honoring his parents at the center. The text says, 'Honor your father and mother'. The word 'honor' here is 'Kapbed', which is the same word as 'honor God'. What does this mean? It means that my parents are not only the beings who brought me to this earth, but also the beings who have authority on behalf of God. Therefore, children should serve their parents with the same heart as serving God. You should never ignore your parents because they don't have money or are not educated. How should children who become children honor their parents?
first to obey
This is verse 1 of the text. “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right, and this is the first commandment with promise.” 'Obey' here means 'obedient obedience'. It is to listen, follow, and do what you hear without conditions. In the old days, the reason we had no choice but to filial piety was that we had to receive land as an inheritance to survive. Since I could not work and live without the land, I had no choice but to obey my father because it was considered a mission to inherit my father's land. He had to obey conditionally for the sake of his inheritance.
What is true obedience? It is obedience out of respect motive. My parents are taller than me. My parents are wiser than me. Parents deserve to be exalted in the sight of God, so they must obey. You must obey with genuine respect. According to Chinese history, there are three types of filial piety. The greatest filial piety is respect, the next filial piety is not to slander, and the next filial piety is fertility. Don't think that filial piety is everything just because you gave pocket money on time. We must realize that only obedience with respect is true filial piety.
Second, you have to have fun.
Proverbs 23:25. "Make your parents happy, and the mother who gave birth to you." Proverbs 10:1 says, "A wise son makes a father happy, but a foolish son is a mother's sorrow." And Proverbs 15:20, "A wise son makes his father happy, but a fool despises his mother." " Even if the circumstances and conditions are not good, you have to please your parents. You should always keep in mind when your parents will be most happy and happy. The Bible teaches that faith in reverence is not a word but an act of the heart. It must be done by hand, foot, or movement, not verbally. I hope that you will achieve a concrete life of filial piety and respect for your parents. Respect for parents is to put your mind and body at ease and make them happy.
Third, you have to answer
It was time for Napoleon Bonaparte to invade Poland. A lord from the countryside invited Emperor Napoleon to a dinner. A table was set for Napoleon and his men. However, the lord did not put Napoleon in the head when he arranged the seats. It was to have Emperor Napoleon sit in the third seat. His men were angry and said, "Can you treat the emperor like this?" Says. Then the master answers. "This is the seat where father and mother will sit. In the country, the emperor is the most grown-up, but in the family, my father and mother are the most grown-up." Hearing this, Napoleon admired the filial piety of the lord and rather praised it.
1 Timothy 5:4. “If any widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show filial piety in their own homes, to repay their parents, for this is acceptable in the sight of God.” This is a message that teaches us to be filial to the children of a family raising children by themselves without a husband. That is the way to repay grace and to please God. You must never be ungrateful without knowing the tears and hard work of a mother who has raised her children alone. The Japanese poet Takuboku Ishigawa carried his mother on his back one day, and it was lighter than he thought. It is said that tears fell from my eyes as I thought that my mother had to suffer so much to raise me. Therefore, we must do our best to repay the kindness of our parents.
Once upon a time, a king came to the countryside. Everyone wants to see the king up close. Everyone gathers along the road where the king will go. There was an old woman who heard this news from afar. The old man asks his son to do it because he has limited mobility. "Son, I wish I could see the king's face." "Yes, you do." The filial son answered without any hesitation and, carrying his mother, walked 70 li to the road where the king was coming. She supported her mother as if she was carrying a baby, and somehow tried to get her to see the king's face up close. When the king passed by, he saw the appearance of a mother and child and gave a reward to the filial son. As the rumors spread, the poor man, who was reputed to be bad, got a stomach ache. I was forcibly carrying my mother, who refused to go, and stood on the road where the king would go. Also, the king is delighted to see this. "There are a lot of filial piety in this area. It's a strange thing." Then the people next to him said, "No, my lord. You are imitating a filial son." When the king heard this, he smiled and answered. "It's okay to imitate. It's good to imitate filial piety." He also generously gave a prize to those who were not filial.
It's Father's Day. Parents are to be respected, not attacked. Parents should be respected above all else in the world. This is what God has commanded. It is also a command that the Bible emphasizes strongly. Please remember the grace of your parents and do your best to honor them. Please obey your parents. Hope your parents are happy. And I pray in the name of the Lord that all blessed children who live in return for their parents' grace will become.