Honoring our Parents: Respecting Fathers and Esteeming Mothers

I live in a time of great dishonor and disrespect. We live in what has been called “cancel culture,” where any disagreement is met with vitriol, ad hominem attacks, and total boycotts. Somewhere along the line, we lost the ability to honor. In this message, we will look at Ephesians 6:1-3, and will, by God’s grace, examine the biblical principle of honor and seek to restore our obedience to it. Honor is first learned in the home, therefore we will also look at the biblical commands to reverence and respect men and fathers and to honor and esteem women and mothers. Practical suggestions to raise honor towards parents, drawn from Scripture, will be offered that the blessings promised (longer and more blessed days in the land) may fall upon more households.