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The family is the building block of every nation and
a nation is only as strong as its families. Knowledge is only
retained one generation at a time and God instructed the Hebrew
parents to educate their children about the Lord or the nation would
be lost. When God set up the nation of Israel, parents were
told to raise and nurture their children, and once the children
became adults and the parents could no longer care for themselves,
it was the duty of the adult children to meet their needs. God did
not tell Moses to create a retirement system and impose a tax to
take care of the elderly. Each family simply took care of itself and
this was part of the command to honor the parents. You need to honor your parents regardless if they are
walking with God or not. This does not mean you have to agree with
them if they are not in the will of God, but you still need to
respect them. If they are living in sin and refuse to repent, you
are not obligated to support and enable their sinful living, but you
should be upholding them in prayer. There is no limit with God as you learn and grow. How
far will you choose to go? |
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