What does the fifth commandment require of children?
Answer
"Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth
thee.". Ex. 20: 12.
NOTE - While this precept refers directly to our earthly parents, it also includes God, our Father
in heaven; for in honoring them we honor Him. To the child too young to know God, the earthly parent
takes the place of God. Learning to honor, respect, and obey his earthly parents is the child's first and most
important lesson in learning to honor, respect, and obey God, his heavenly Parent. Benjamin Franklin well
said: "Let a child's first lesson be obedience, and the second may be what thou wilt."
Why did Christ tell us to love our enemies?
What indwelling Power keeps such from sinning?
To what temple did He refer?
Through Christ, what has been opened to the house of David?
What will be the standard in the judgment?
What day is especially indicated as the day to prepare for the Sabbath?
What change is made in Satan's condition at the close of the one thousand years?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle