Fifth commandment

The Fifth Commandment The Ten Commandments Series: Part 5

Is the fifth commandment just simply about obeying your father and your mother? What significance does this commandment have for believers today?

Honoring & Exercising Authority

This article shows that parents exercise authority on behalf of God, and children are called to submit. The author shows ways in which children can honour the authority of their parents, and how parents can exercise their authority.

Respect for the Government: Outdated Concept or a Biblical Requirement?

Should Christians obey the government? Is the government given by God always? This article argues that the government is instituted by God, and that God does this for our benefit.

The Fifth Commandment: Submitting to Authority

The fifth commandment addresses the use of authority between parents and children, government and citizens, elders and church members, teachers and pupils, and employer and employee. This article shows the limit, as well as the origin, of this authority.

Six Things to Know about the Fifth Commandment

The fifth commandment speaks not only to children but also to parents. Here are six things that are foundational to understanding the fifth commandment.

The Commandment We Forgot

In Deuteronomy 5:16 God commands you to honor your father and your mother. Is this the neglected commandment today? What does it mean to obey this command as adults? This article explains the reasons to obey the fifth commandment.

Sweet Promises of Blessing, Terrible Threats of Judgment

The fifth commandment is the first commandment with a promise. This article looks at the reason children must honour their parents, the meaning of the promise of the fifth commandment, the consequences of disobedience, and the duty of honour.

Momentary Obedience, Forever Honour

The fifth commandment requires children to honour parents. How do children show such honour? This article explains that the place to start is in understanding the difference between honour and obedience. Let the article explain.

One Man's Honor Is Another Man's Shame

The fifth commandment requires children to honour parents. How is honour expressed from different cultures and how is it related to the fifth commandment? It is this question that this article seeks to answer.

The Commandment We Forgot: Honoring the Dishonorable

The fifth commandment in Deuteronomy 5:16 requires children to honour parents. Does it also require children to honour parents who act in a dishonorable way? There are five distinctions that must be made to answer this question. This article explains them.

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