I tried to respect and honor my parents but they were abusive. I now respect and honor them from afar and have no relationship whatsoever and I’m immensely healthier and happier. The Bible never said To stay stuck or in bondage to anyone besides your spouse. Let the dead bury their dead. It’s a mercy that I stay away. That is how I respect. Because if I stay then their condemnation is present and continuous. At least if I leave then I can prevent them from accumulating more debt
I also don't have contact with my sexually abusive father. But I did try to honor him with a conversation about his sin and a call to repent before making that decision for myself and children's safety. I still honor him by praying God would save him and change him so I can have the dad in heaven that he was meant to be. I did the same thing with my extremely emotionally abusive mother and she cried and repented and is still in my life. Sometimes she causes problems for me again but I question her in ways that honor her and she usually has a pattern introspecting and taking it to the Lord. I have to be careful not to nitpick... She prays a lot for me now too! I feel it is a ministry.
@@katlynknowlden1969 I was similar. I tried several times to have an open conversation but that isn’t possible with abusive people. I used to clean his kitchen every time I went to visit even as an adult… I tried for years to bite my tongue and overlook things. I even offered hundreds of hours of medical advice and philosophical / theological concepts…. I tried. My mother is a narcissist. I wouldn’t have even be able to do that for her.
Respect, honor and trust isn't the same! Sometimes you must forgive them, love them, respect them, and pray for them, and at the same time keeping you and your family safe from those who would continue to do evil against you and your family! God bless you all!🙏🙏
This podcast is important to me because the criteria for people to be deemed "dishonorable" is so broad these days. One scroll of someone's social media posts and I'm tempted to write them off and see them as less valuable for their awful opinions. Proverbs 17:28 "Even fools are thought wise when they keep silent" and yet there are so many opportunities for people to express themselves and undo that. We must be different from the rest of the world and be radically gracious, outdoing one another in honor in the home, workplace, school or public space. Thank you APJ
This was somewhat encouraging. The question has been on my heart of late. I have parents who are Catholic. I came to Christ in 2009. My father lies and talks behind everyone's back, including his wife and family. He teaches the bible to Catholics who have no idea what he's saying, but listen anyway. He hates truth and will respond in wrath. Despite a pandemic, he insists on coughing openly. But covers up for his favorite Catholic friends. It's a source of great frustration for me. He is a constant reminder that we are in the very last days. Despite the fatigue, we should all-- if we are truly in Christ-- love better than that.
Amen. It's hard to love others even though they're biologically your family members but with the love of Christ, we conquer all. Because He first loved us so now we love. We love God and also those around us-irrespective of their imperfections, resting on the hope that they may genuinely receive Christ one day.
Davids attitude towards Saul even when he tried to kill him. Daniels attitude towards the king even though he tossed him in the lions den. I’ve learned to commit my cause to God and not live near them but call them for the sake of their well being and willing to take care of their needs when necessary even though they are deceptive toxic narcissists.
I don’t know why RUclips deletes questions that are not offensive at all but real and thought-provoking. The Internet censorship is starting to really get horrible out here
“Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” And pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.” (Mat 12) / '... Matthew 19 ...', otherwise known as the 10 Commandments.
This is so very good. Some practical advice on the honoring of abusive parents would be to find hope in Christ as a victim- the Bible says in the psalms that he will rescue YOU and honor YOU bc you know his name. Then I would see if it possible to speak the truth in love to them- a wise brother or sister in the Lord can help with this. Explain the problem and call them to repent! It is honoring to offer to others the opportunity to be perfected and with Jesus as he has extended toward us. Then you have to let the peices fall where they may- if there is no repentance it may be more honoring to cut relationship as that is the threat they face even more so with God and can help them question a little more their need for repentance. But you are free to choose persisting with the conversation too. If they repent you make be able to have a better relationship as you heal and Christ helps them work new patterns in their life. Oh, one more thing- whether you are prepared to speak the truth in love yet or not and whether they repent or not or you stay in contact or not pray for them!Thank you Pastor John! I am going to memorize these verses and teach them to my children!
Viewing this question through the lens of eternity, your family line brought you the gift of life. Yes, this valley of death is messy. It's maybe difficult to respect any toxic relationship especially from those that we perceive as being protectors and nurtures. Often the people we love the most hurt us with the deepest wounds and resulting scars. I know this to be true from person experience like many others. That said, when you view your parents through the lens of eternity, you will see hurt people hurt people. Often, those multigenerational hurt go back through family lines for centuries. Wars, economic depressions, famine, trauma, violence all take generations of family members working together to heal these deep spiritual wounds. Additionally, before you judge your parents, are you sure your child will not have scars of their own to heal from your own behavior? Do you want your child to give you the grace for your debts? Life is messy. Forgive quickly not for others but rather to heal from the wounds. Offer grace to others as you would want others to offer grace to you, including your own children. Healing these multigenerational wounds starts with grace, forgiveness and positive mental attitude towards the family you have that are willing to heal together. If they are not ready, love and respect them anyways for your own healing journey. Biblically, it talk about three generations of healing. Whether your the first generation or the third, healing begins with understanding, acknowledgment, acceptance, forgiveness and transcendence. All of which require respect and love of self, your origins, your journey, the lessons and growth gained during your souls path in the valley of life and death. With the advantage of hindsight, I wish I had learned this lesson before my parents died so I could acknowledge and respect the gift they gave me of adversity. The gifts and challenges they gave me provided me with the opportunity to show God my souls heart and character. Some might say that was the point and God's plan the entire time. With hindsight I was eternity grateful for the gift of my parents, this life and all the growth it's provided. So I choice to forgive my debtors as I wish others to forgive my debts. That grace is the least I can offer for all the centuries of struggle and hardships my genetic family endured to give me the opportunity to honor and respect them all before God with this post. Thank you for this beautiful gift called life. #Honour #Love #Respect #Gratitude ❤️🙏✝️👑
Thank you for this. I’ve found this topic to be hard to navigate given my situation with both parents. But through your perspective, I’m able to see what God wants for me through Honouring my parents . “Additionally, before you judge your parents, are you sure your child will not have scars of their own to heal from your own behavior?” Thank you for the mild conviction I felt while reading this. I value the time you took to type all of this out. Bless you 🙌🏻
Strange that you say "Respect is earned." Seems reasonable. Thankfully, you're not God and have no authority to make it the ultimate condition for respect. Sorry that you had terrible parents.
Amen, I love how pastor john points all men to Christ for salvation and not to other people, like Mary, or the Pope, or saints or angels, but Christ alone whom God has sent and is the Mediator between God and man.
Very helpful. The fear of the Lord was put in me when God led me to in deuteronomy talking about cursed is the man who...many things including no honoring parents. The long list of what God would do to us if we do not. This video was very helpful. Bottom line as in many cases, we are to be obedient to God's word, and suck it up. We give grace as we've received it without deserving it either. God help us all.
@@makeoveryoursouli came back now years later searching the same subject because I have a narcissistic emotionally abusive mother. Unfortunately Bible still stands true I have to find a way to honor my mother as much as it cringes me to do it. But I’m discovering I may be able to honor her better with very little contact as she just is triggery for me every time we are together. 🤦♀️🤷♀️
@@barbaramariemua it’s so cool to come back to this comment just 5 months later to see how much I have grown! I’m happy to report that the relationships with both my parents are back to being good!
I have been reborn and want to be a God fearing man. I live in a broken household. My mother continually persecutes me even though she has tasted the grace and mercy and forgiveness of God long ago. I have great desire to make no compromises with my prayer life and that requires me to make a 10 minute drive to church, but my mother does not seem to like that. She regularly condemns me saying I have not helped with certain chores, but these are chores frequently handled by my sibling. I therefore have not been commanded and do not break the Lord's command, obey your parents However, I may have stepped the line. As my mother has nagged about me not doing anything, I have told her that I am not disobeying her because she has not commanded me, and urged she command me so that I may be able to obey. I was frustrated at her groundless accusations and condemnations, but once she commanded me, I gave a sincere non-offensive joyous thank you. I truly do not want to dishonor my parents in any way, so I fear I may have stepped out of line. I am simply sick and tired of the persecution and condemnation that has no grounds. I do not know if I should have waited for God's timing for His convictions to come or if I was right in doing what I did. I know it's not my position to be telling my mother how to command me, but again, I want a mother who commands me and treats me justly. I do not know if I've done wrong
I couldn't show respect to my father when I was growing up. It was because of him doing drugs and being verbally abusive. I respect him now. He got into rehab in 2019.
And the problem in other countries is children have zero parents. Like when the father leaves at the birth of his child. And the mother leaves 6 months later. Then how do some of those children survive? By becoming servants to others in exchange for food and shelter. But my wife still supports her biological mother to this day. And that's because: Ephesians 4:32 - Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
This seems counter to the point of this podcast. Piper just pointed out seven instances in the bible commanding honor be given to people weather they deserve it or not, but you've chosen to say single-parent families are THE problem with America, dishonoring all the men and women raising children alone and ignoring all the other contributing factors to our country's decline. I hope you don't treat those men and women like a problem in your real life.
@@wallboi7 clearly note the intention of my comment and its certainly not being dishonouring, but I can't choose the way you've interpreted it. Quite an accusatory tone, especially using THE in capitals. Sorry Sorry hear you're offended by something that seemed obvious - that broken families lead to broken lives.
@@2ndPigeon Abortion choice will be debated until our Lord returns in my opinion, and unfortunately so will Doctors and Medicines and Vaccines which bring health to people and keeps their neighbors healthy also… Proverbs 17:22 and Matthew 9:12 In response to your comment however, I will say this, our teenage daughter who loves God and her neighbors the best she can with God's help and with the help of her parents - wouldn't have been born - if her mother wouldn't have been born. This is an example of God’s Providence and Blessings in our lives. To be honest it was very difficult for my wife growing up. After her sick grandmother died, her new hosts began training her when she was 5. And every Saturday starting at age 7, she had to walk 1 mile to the river, by herself, carrying a basket of her host’s clothes on her head. And after spending a day washing clothes with rocks and soap, and letting them dry in the hot sun, she took the long walk back home, on a mountain path, to the people who cared for her. Then the next day she would serve the children of the owners of the house. And before and after school every day she had assigned chores, including cooking. And studying was always last- but it was never neglected- unless the lamp ran out of oil. At age 17 after my wife graduated high school at the top of her class, she was awarded one half year of free college, so she moved to the city. But the college didn’t allow sandals, so she found a pair of shoes for free, that no one wanted, that didn’t fit, with red and white stripes for design. And although she looked like a clown on campus, God sent Angels (students with humble hearts) to help her, and to laugh with her, during those difficult times. And she found a place to live, in exchange for early morning and late night work services 7 days a week. And there were food, money, and other problems associated with lack of food and money that children with 2 or 1 good and fortunate parents may not experience. And I've had Crohn’s disease for over 60 years. In 1969 at age 10, with a temp of 106%, and no pain meds to comfort me, I had my second surgery on a hospital bed, when 3 nurses and 1 doctor pinned my legs and arms to the bed, and then the surgeon operated on me, in order to keep me alive. My first surgery was 7 days earlier in an operation room. And those 3 months in the hospital can only be described as a horror story. But at least I had 1 good parent, but not fortunate, a WW2 immigrant who spent most of her time working to support her children but managed to visit me before hospital closing time. If I had 0 parents, what would have happened to me? And after many surgeries over the last 50 years I now have only 20% of my intestines remaining as measured by Mayo Clinic during surgery. After recovering from surgery in 2008, the medical staff at Mayo Clinic was training me to live on a TPN-IV. But I said “No Thank You, I have an 8 month old child to take care of”, so I went home without the TPN-IV - after a health care infection forced the medical staff to remove my TPN PICC line… 2 Corinthians 5:7 Let me conclude by saying that both my wife and I count ourselves blessed for the lives we had by the Grace of God in our lives. And my family of 3 knows we had so much more than the majority of citizens who live in this same temporary world. But beyond All human measurements we have Peace from God our Father through Jesus our Lord by God's Holy Spirit who comforts us daily with God’s Holy Word, which is available to All of us who believe… Proverbs 18:24 and John 14:27 Let me also say that the journey we’re all on now is temporary, but our destination is permanent. So share the gospel as much as you can so no one gets lost. And help children along the way as much as you can - especially those who don’t have 2 parents. And may God use us to be another person’s Angel, figuratively speaking, James 1:17. Thanks for your comment; And God Bless You... 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
That's nothing personal but i feel like you talked so much and said so little. I know as much as before. Honor this, honor that honor honor honor, you should honor all those people ... but still, I don't know HOW I shall honor someone who tells me that I will never get something done, that I'm not worthy, that I should go cause I only make problems. You tell me I should honor this and should honor that and you should honor them despite they are not honorable. But in 12 full minutes not once you told me HOW I can in fact do that
Can we respect and honor a parent from afar? My parent is not going to change and I can't be around her. She's not my real parent. It's more of a story than I want to write here so can I honor and respect someone without having a relationship with that person.
21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he WHO DOES THE WILL of My Father in heaven. 22 MANY will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; DEPART from Me, you who practice LAWLESSNESS!’ Matthew 7:21-23 NKJV
I was reading Timothy. About family providing for their own children. And I was praying that my mildly neglectful parents come back to God. Is there a difference between some abuses than others? It is explicit about hell and heaven - your own mother and father and their family, are your own family. Is your neighbour family? Is your old school friend? It's a difficult trial for Orphans. If my family has had a breakdown, is my family the family the ones that can by God repair that damage? I do believe that - they weren't rapists, they were neglectful. God can put it right. Or maybe just prayer at church is enough? But they are still in my life Thank God! I owe that to myself, and God - my own family. I can get police and my doctor or priest to help me. I have food, shelter, medicine, clothes, soap, water - my mum and dad know that. They didn't stop me having that. But I was in a homeless shelter and we are wealthy. I'm not a criminal, it's something Jesus will help me with on my faith journey. Up and down, and three steps forward, two steps back, one step again.
I'm in a weird situation my father since I was 6-7 years-old talked about how he would kick me out at 18 or curse me for being hard of hearing and not following his directions properly and when I forget to do something or don't do it completely he would sometimes say he would willingly go to jail for ending my life. I know try to talk to him trying to negotiate my actions to him but he calls it stupid logic that when I get to the real world would cause mr to get into bot water with people (said logic makes me in my schooling help associates with answers and questions yes they sometimes think I'm stiff) how do I respect a man who treats me and my siblings like trash constantly and screens at us at the top of his lungs believes me for getting excited at watching a TV show while my stressed mother is sleeping and does the same thing when talking to his siblings on the phone. I want to honor God but I just can't bring myself to respect a man. Like that constantly
I am so sorry to hear I totally understand you. For me it was with my mother when I was younger I was always targeted for everything I did and she would scream and hit me for anything. For example I would ask what time it was as a little girl and she'd just start mocking me and calling me stupid and tell me to use common sense and looking back that's such a normal thing to ask as a kid or even as an older person. Then when my hand writing wasn't neat enough or when I didn't understand something she was saying she would scream, hit, and mock me and I was only a kid. Literally yesterday I was having a panic attack because of her and she starts imitating me in order to prove that she is better and since I'm a sensitive person I always cry because of her and she always accuses me of crying for pity and that I use these tactics as a form of manipulation. A few years ago I lost respect for my mother for being so cruel and my father for being absent emotionally and never helping me. NOW something that has helped me is looking at the cup being half full rather than half empty. As a kid I never stood up for myself and would be so respectful and get disrespected back so one day I just had enough and thought if I am going to get disrespected either ways I'm gonna be disrespectful back and that's the day I lost absolute respect for my parents. I am a naturally really grateful person so being rude to them because of all the hate I built up towards them makes me feel like a brat even tho I believe they deserve to not be respected. for now just think about the good things they do for you even though it sounds like the bare minimum some parents fail to provide for their children economically. some kids can't go to school, some kids don't eat, some kids were completely abandoned by their parents. I was emotionally abandoned by mine but at least I have access to a roof and a bed. Then by the time you're old enough to move out, get out, forgive them, and cut them off. that is my plan and I'm sure it could be useful for you too.
I don’t interpret 1st Peter 2:17 to mean respect all men. When you go into Strongs concordance the word honor means value. I take it to mean value all human life. Something that one group of people has not done throughout history but that’s for another video. 19 times throughout the Bible it means honor and two times it means value. I think this time in particular (timaō) means value. That’s my take on it.
@@ead630 They are clearly different or else the Strongs concordance wouldn’t have stated so. Like I said you can look at the strong’s concordance yourself and determine what you think it means. The word honor is said twice in that passage. One for Kings and one for men. I think there was a difference in the two words used. I think it was meant for honor for kings and value for men.
I do think you can honor without respect them, as the culture over in the east is a honor system. It just means do not do anything that would bring shame. I think you can admit your abusive father is abusive while still honoring them, likewise saying your mother being domestically violent it's not being disrespectful to say that as long as the motive isn't to attack their character but seek out help.
Sorry, this is another post on the same day but am just curious about your opinion out there on this. What to ye does it mean when God says to honor your father and mother and does not also mean to respect your father and mother and if so, what does that imply? Jesus also said that whoever does Gods will is my father, mother, brother and sister. Now, what must a Christian do when dealing with and or living with non Christian parents and family and also false Christian counterfeit Christian family such as uncle and aunt for instance??? When I was late with the rent for Mum, she said that the Bible says to honor your mother and that you should obey your mother and put your biological family before yourself and anyone and anything else, she also said today that it is my turn to buy for the house but I don't buy anything, which is actually not true,as I have bought mostly dinner, milk, butter and bread for the both of us for a long while, yet on many times Mum says to me and she tells others also, that I don't buy anything for the house or the basic necessities so she has to get them because there is nothing there. I confess, this provoked me to writing posts of gossip online to my Facebook wall in the hopes of informing others of her behavior so I could have a positive outcome. But I see now through the word that Jesus God says to not treat evil with evil and to not speak with evil, to be careful of what comes out of the mouth because it is wicked, to not hold grudges or hatred in the heart and to speak less and not argue over things which don't matter because this life is only temporary. So I tame and restrain myself know, even though it is hard because my family speak evil of me but I am trying my best not to curse them or violate the commandments or grieve the Holy Spirit so I will Mum and my family in general have their last word and I will just work on being holy and humble as best I can.
@@aaronkennedy4662 does it have to? Do you not recognize anything that has happened throughout history? Slavery, the civil rights movement, disparity in numbers in the penal system, unarmed man murdered in the streets, Public lynchings, wage disparity, Wealth gap, Land ownership gap, etc.
It is only still in the constitution (I think) because it is a part of the main body of the Constitution, and is not an amendment, so the words themselves cannot be repealed. But I assure you that it has no legal enforcement or standing today, because any future laws (like the Civil Rights Act) that contradict cancel it out. So the words are still there, but it is long out of practice.
@@ead630 Well I guess RUclips doesn’t want the truth to come out because every time I respond they erase it so I’ll just leave this conversation alone. Stay with your blinders on and don’t repent if that’s what you choose. Blessed are those that bless the chosen of the most high.
@@ead630 You can assure me? LOL. So you’re telling me that people that have felonies or that are in jail (slavery) can vote? Oh yeah 70% of the jail system is filled melanated descendants of slaves. Let that sink in… PS: Man the dancing around of words I had to do to be able to post this comment is ridiculous
Narcissistic parents are ridiculously damaging to children. I wonder how the Bible responds to injured children/adults who have been invalidated and dismissed. Parents have a responsibility to be honorable. Kids don’t ask to be here. I agree in large part with this, but find it hard to accept.
Then you should pray that God would do a work in your heart. Yes, some of God's commands will be hard for us, that is why as believers we are to rely on the strength of the Spirit. It is also helpful when remembering the grace God has shown us when we were dead in our sins and trespasses.
I'm only 1 minute in and this guy is way off.Base there's a big difference between honor and respect. Respect is earned honor is a position title. Dude clueless. Im out
There is nothing wrong with not honouring your parents, after all, they may be neglectful or even abusive. What's at fault here is the stupid commandment, written by men, at a time when children (and women) were considered to be property.
Here is something that has helped me: When you think your parent(s) have treated you or a situation unjustly, remember a few things: • Your parents likely have not been as blessed as you to grow up in the modern constructs of is deemed fair and unfair. • What have you, as the son or daughter, done to take responsibility of the situation? • How much have your parents sacrificed to provide you with a fair and better life? • If your approach is not working, why blame them? Blame yourself first in acknowledging that your approach is likely not good enough, not clever enough, not loving enough, not patient enough. • Why not aim to be the best son or daughter that has ever lived? • There are reasons as to why your parents turned out the way they did. • Instead of unjustly judging them, become the person that can set the example of love. And when you do this, don't just think you're doing them a service. They deserve your honor, respect, and love. You're the one that has fallen short this entire time. Remember this verse: “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?" - Matthew 7:3
Can I be frank? This sounds like it was written by an abusive parent who believes their children are ungrateful for potentially saying, at some point, they felt abused.
@@reesewitherfork6142 Oh nah, haha. You're entitled to your opinion man. I just feel that I've been blessed and equipped with a lot more than my parents to change the dynamic of the relationship. For example, I used to subconsciously compare my parents to some arbitrary standard, but then matured enough to think "when's the last time I've actually built them up myself?" Like their confidence, etc. Like, "what have I done"?
@@davidkim2016 well, it's not a child's job to build up their parents. i will tell you right now that your comment is a straight up admission that either your parents were abusive or YOU are abusive to children.. or BOTH. if you believe that stuff and are saying it in this context... you have problems.
John, do you think I am guilty of idolatry because in 2020 I was an enthusiastic Trump supporter? I can see how for the jaded observer my enthusiasm may be construed to be worship. But it most certainly is not. It was simple excitement over the thought that someone cared enough for the unborn to take a stand. A very, very welcome stand. Do you know that God puts the summation of his creative power in every conception? We are made in the very image of our creator. This is why Satan takes extraordinary delight in every abortion. To purposely kill a child in its most nascent, most innocent, most vulnerable form is a victory of incalculable proportions to the powers of Hell. The first thing Biden did upon getting into office was to fund the abortions of the nations. Just as he said he would do.
Oh yes, honor your parents who are allowed to mentally and physically abuse you but don't you dare disobey your parents because the bible says if kids don't listen then take them out into the public streets and have them stoned to death. 😂 ahhh, that book needs to be banned from the world and anyone caught talking about it needs to be jailed.
Parents lack respectability today! Do you have any earthly idea how we long to love and respect our parents according to His will? Of course not, you are only capable of thinking of yourselves, the most despicable generation of hypocrites since the pharisees themselves.
@@nicoles4257 There are many kids out there with decent parents, but they are too caught up in this world, and disrespect their parents because they want to do their own thing.
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This broke me. It all makes sense now. I understand now. Thanks, old man with the great raspy voice. Thanks, God.
I tried to respect and honor my parents but they were abusive. I now respect and honor them from afar and have no relationship whatsoever and I’m immensely healthier and happier. The Bible never said To stay stuck or in bondage to anyone besides your spouse. Let the dead bury their dead. It’s a mercy that I stay away. That is how I respect. Because if I stay then their condemnation is present and continuous. At least if I leave then I can prevent them from accumulating more debt
I also don't have contact with my sexually abusive father. But I did try to honor him with a conversation about his sin and a call to repent before making that decision for myself and children's safety. I still honor him by praying God would save him and change him so I can have the dad in heaven that he was meant to be. I did the same thing with my extremely emotionally abusive mother and she cried and repented and is still in my life. Sometimes she causes problems for me again but I question her in ways that honor her and she usually has a pattern introspecting and taking it to the Lord. I have to be careful not to nitpick... She prays a lot for me now too! I feel it is a ministry.
@@katlynknowlden1969 I was similar. I tried several times to have an open conversation but that isn’t possible with abusive people. I used to clean his kitchen every time I went to visit even as an adult… I tried for years to bite my tongue and overlook things. I even offered hundreds of hours of medical advice and philosophical / theological concepts…. I tried. My mother is a narcissist. I wouldn’t have even be able to do that for her.
@@SpiritofProphecy999 Indeed it often seems to go that way! I didn't mean to put you on the defense. It was similar with my dad. Pray!
Respect, honor and trust isn't the same! Sometimes you must forgive them, love them, respect them, and pray for them, and at the same time keeping you and your family safe from those who would continue to do evil against you and your family! God bless you all!🙏🙏
Same situation here 😔
This podcast is important to me because the criteria for people to be deemed "dishonorable" is so broad these days. One scroll of someone's social media posts and I'm tempted to write them off and see them as less valuable for their awful opinions. Proverbs 17:28 "Even fools are thought wise when they keep silent" and yet there are so many opportunities for people to express themselves and undo that. We must be different from the rest of the world and be radically gracious, outdoing one another in honor in the home, workplace, school or public space. Thank you APJ
This was somewhat encouraging. The question has been on my heart of late. I have parents who are Catholic. I came to Christ in 2009. My father lies and talks behind everyone's back, including his wife and family. He teaches the bible to Catholics who have no idea what he's saying, but listen anyway. He hates truth and will respond in wrath. Despite a pandemic, he insists on coughing openly. But covers up for his favorite Catholic friends. It's a source of great frustration for me. He is a constant reminder that we are in the very last days. Despite the fatigue, we should all-- if we are truly in Christ-- love better than that.
Amen. It's hard to love others even though they're biologically your family members but with the love of Christ, we conquer all. Because He first loved us so now we love. We love God and also those around us-irrespective of their imperfections, resting on the hope that they may genuinely receive Christ one day.
Is there a scripture about backbiting?. God spoke to me about my doing it. It really is a horrible thing to do.
Abusive parents do not deserve to be honored nor respected, PERIOD
Davids attitude towards Saul even when he tried to kill him. Daniels attitude towards the king even though he tossed him in the lions den. I’ve learned to commit my cause to God and not live near them but call them for the sake of their well being and willing to take care of their needs when necessary even though they are deceptive toxic narcissists.
deceptive toxic narcissists. on point!
I don’t know why RUclips deletes questions that are not offensive at all but real and thought-provoking. The Internet censorship is starting to really get horrible out here
What questions were deleted?
yeah, which were deleted? because they ought be notified and encouraged to upload to another platform as well, if that's the case.
Rumble allows a lot more than RUclips. Rumble is not perfect but definitely much better
@@gu3sswh075 never heard of them. Will check them out
Thank you for this topic. Praise God for this wisdom and how it will help others. It has helped me gain clarity and grace in my own struggle.
“Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” And pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.” (Mat 12) / '... Matthew 19 ...', otherwise known as the 10 Commandments.
John 19:27 Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.
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Isn’t it funny how parents always seek to blame the child when they don’t ever think that they are the problem ?
Don't say that then you become "an ungrateful child" according to them.
There are parents like that. But even among abusive parents there are those who react positively to a rebuke.
This is so very good. Some practical advice on the honoring of abusive parents would be to find hope in Christ as a victim- the Bible says in the psalms that he will rescue YOU and honor YOU bc you know his name. Then I would see if it possible to speak the truth in love to them- a wise brother or sister in the Lord can help with this. Explain the problem and call them to repent! It is honoring to offer to others the opportunity to be perfected and with Jesus as he has extended toward us. Then you have to let the peices fall where they may- if there is no repentance it may be more honoring to cut relationship as that is the threat they face even more so with God and can help them question a little more their need for repentance. But you are free to choose persisting with the conversation too. If they repent you make be able to have a better relationship as you heal and Christ helps them work new patterns in their life. Oh, one more thing- whether you are prepared to speak the truth in love yet or not and whether they repent or not or you stay in contact or not pray for them!Thank you Pastor John! I am going to memorize these verses and teach them to my children!
Viewing this question through the lens of eternity, your family line brought you the gift of life. Yes, this valley of death is messy. It's maybe difficult to respect any toxic relationship especially from those that we perceive as being protectors and nurtures. Often the people we love the most hurt us with the deepest wounds and resulting scars. I know this to be true from person experience like many others. That said, when you view your parents through the lens of eternity, you will see hurt people hurt people. Often, those multigenerational hurt go back through family lines for centuries. Wars, economic depressions, famine, trauma, violence all take generations of family members working together to heal these deep spiritual wounds. Additionally, before you judge your parents, are you sure your child will not have scars of their own to heal from your own behavior? Do you want your child to give you the grace for your debts? Life is messy. Forgive quickly not for others but rather to heal from the wounds. Offer grace to others as you would want others to offer grace to you, including your own children. Healing these multigenerational wounds starts with grace, forgiveness and positive mental attitude towards the family you have that are willing to heal together. If they are not ready, love and respect them anyways for your own healing journey. Biblically, it talk about three generations of healing. Whether your the first generation or the third, healing begins with understanding, acknowledgment, acceptance, forgiveness and transcendence. All of which require respect and love of self, your origins, your journey, the lessons and growth gained during your souls path in the valley of life and death. With the advantage of hindsight, I wish I had learned this lesson before my parents died so I could acknowledge and respect the gift they gave me of adversity. The gifts and challenges they gave me provided me with the opportunity to show God my souls heart and character. Some might say that was the point and God's plan the entire time. With hindsight I was eternity grateful for the gift of my parents, this life and all the growth it's provided. So I choice to forgive my debtors as I wish others to forgive my debts. That grace is the least I can offer for all the centuries of struggle and hardships my genetic family endured to give me the opportunity to honor and respect them all before God with this post. Thank you for this beautiful gift called life. #Honour #Love #Respect #Gratitude ❤️🙏✝️👑
Thank you for this. I’ve found this topic to be hard to navigate given my situation with both parents. But through your perspective, I’m able to see what God wants for me through Honouring my parents . “Additionally, before you judge your parents, are you sure your child will not have scars of their own to heal from your own behavior?”
Thank you for the mild conviction I felt while reading this.
I value the time you took to type all of this out.
Bless you 🙌🏻
@@abibunnett4976 My pleasure
“Honor you father and mother,” my ass.
Respect is earned, not given out for free like a toy in a happy meal.
Yes, but everybody, every human, deserves honour.
Strange that you say "Respect is earned." Seems reasonable. Thankfully, you're not God and have no authority to make it the ultimate condition for respect. Sorry that you had terrible parents.
Meditating on this. Thank you pastor John
This was so helpful and exactly what I needed to hear in order to honour my parents! Thanks APJ!
John Piper is immensely an influential teacher in todays age. I love how he makes christian doctrines very practical.
Amen, I love how pastor john points all men to Christ for salvation and not to other people, like Mary, or the Pope, or saints or angels, but Christ alone whom God has sent and is the Mediator between God and man.
Very helpful. The fear of the Lord was put in me when God led me to in deuteronomy talking about cursed is the man who...many things including no honoring parents. The long list of what God would do to us if we do not. This video was very helpful. Bottom line as in many cases, we are to be obedient to God's word, and suck it up. We give grace as we've received it without deserving it either. God help us all.
I don’t think it’s fair to tell people to suck it up who have abusive parents.
@@makeoveryoursouli came back now years later searching the same subject because I have a narcissistic emotionally abusive mother. Unfortunately Bible still stands true I have to find a way to honor my mother as much as it cringes me to do it. But I’m discovering I may be able to honor her better with very little contact as she just is triggery for me every time we are together. 🤦♀️🤷♀️
@@barbaramariemua it’s so cool to come back to this comment just 5 months later to see how much I have grown! I’m happy to report that the relationships with both my parents are back to being good!
At this point I'm convinced nothing matters because it's required to honor thy father and thy mother. It's a commandment so I'm going to do it. 😅
I have been reborn and want to be a God fearing man. I live in a broken household. My mother continually persecutes me even though she has tasted the grace and mercy and forgiveness of God long ago. I have great desire to make no compromises with my prayer life and that requires me to make a 10 minute drive to church, but my mother does not seem to like that. She regularly condemns me saying I have not helped with certain chores, but these are chores frequently handled by my sibling. I therefore have not been commanded and do not break the Lord's command, obey your parents
However, I may have stepped the line. As my mother has nagged about me not doing anything, I have told her that I am not disobeying her because she has not commanded me, and urged she command me so that I may be able to obey. I was frustrated at her groundless accusations and condemnations, but once she commanded me, I gave a sincere non-offensive joyous thank you. I truly do not want to dishonor my parents in any way, so I fear I may have stepped out of line. I am simply sick and tired of the persecution and condemnation that has no grounds. I do not know if I should have waited for God's timing for His convictions to come or if I was right in doing what I did. I know it's not my position to be telling my mother how to command me, but again, I want a mother who commands me and treats me justly. I do not know if I've done wrong
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I couldn't show respect to my father when I was growing up. It was because of him doing drugs and being verbally abusive.
I respect him now. He got into rehab in 2019.
The problem in America these days is that children have a parent, not parents.
And the problem in other countries is children have zero parents. Like when the father leaves at the birth of his child. And the mother leaves 6 months later. Then how do some of those children survive? By becoming servants to others in exchange for food and shelter. But my wife still supports her biological mother to this day. And that's because:
Ephesians 4:32 - Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
This seems counter to the point of this podcast. Piper just pointed out seven instances in the bible commanding honor be given to people weather they deserve it or not, but you've chosen to say single-parent families are THE problem with America, dishonoring all the men and women raising children alone and ignoring all the other contributing factors to our country's decline. I hope you don't treat those men and women like a problem in your real life.
@@wallboi7 clearly note the intention of my comment and its certainly not being dishonouring, but I can't choose the way you've interpreted it. Quite an accusatory tone, especially using THE in capitals. Sorry Sorry hear you're offended by something that seemed obvious - that broken families lead to broken lives.
@@aquafishes Reasons like that is why I support abortion. To mediate child abandoment.
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Abortion choice will be debated until our Lord returns in my opinion, and unfortunately so will Doctors and Medicines and Vaccines which bring health to people and keeps their neighbors healthy also… Proverbs 17:22 and Matthew 9:12
In response to your comment however, I will say this, our teenage daughter who loves God and her neighbors the best she can with God's help and with the help of her parents - wouldn't have been born - if her mother wouldn't have been born. This is an example of God’s Providence and Blessings in our lives.
To be honest it was very difficult for my wife growing up. After her sick grandmother died, her new hosts began training her when she was 5. And every Saturday starting at age 7, she had to walk 1 mile to the river, by herself, carrying a basket of her host’s clothes on her head. And after spending a day washing clothes with rocks and soap, and letting them dry in the hot sun, she took the long walk back home, on a mountain path, to the people who cared for her. Then the next day she would serve the children of the owners of the house. And before and after school every day she had assigned chores, including cooking. And studying was always last- but it was never neglected- unless the lamp ran out of oil.
At age 17 after my wife graduated high school at the top of her class, she was awarded one half year of free college, so she moved to the city. But the college didn’t allow sandals, so she found a pair of shoes for free, that no one wanted, that didn’t fit, with red and white stripes for design. And although she looked like a clown on campus, God sent Angels (students with humble hearts) to help her, and to laugh with her, during those difficult times. And she found a place to live, in exchange for early morning and late night work services 7 days a week. And there were food, money, and other problems associated with lack of food and money that children with 2 or 1 good and fortunate parents may not experience.
And I've had Crohn’s disease for over 60 years. In 1969 at age 10, with a temp of 106%, and no pain meds to comfort me, I had my second surgery on a hospital bed, when 3 nurses and 1 doctor pinned my legs and arms to the bed, and then the surgeon operated on me, in order to keep me alive. My first surgery was 7 days earlier in an operation room. And those 3 months in the hospital can only be described as a horror story. But at least I had 1 good parent, but not fortunate, a WW2 immigrant who spent most of her time working to support her children but managed to visit me before hospital closing time. If I had 0 parents, what would have happened to me?
And after many surgeries over the last 50 years I now have only 20% of my intestines remaining as measured by Mayo Clinic during surgery. After recovering from surgery in 2008, the medical staff at Mayo Clinic was training me to live on a TPN-IV. But I said “No Thank You, I have an 8 month old child to take care of”, so I went home without the TPN-IV - after a health care infection forced the medical staff to remove my TPN PICC line… 2 Corinthians 5:7
Let me conclude by saying that both my wife and I count ourselves blessed for the lives we had by the Grace of God in our lives. And my family of 3 knows we had so much more than the majority of citizens who live in this same temporary world. But beyond All human measurements we have Peace from God our Father through Jesus our Lord by God's Holy Spirit who comforts us daily with God’s Holy Word, which is available to All of us who believe… Proverbs 18:24 and John 14:27
Let me also say that the journey we’re all on now is temporary, but our destination is permanent. So share the gospel as much as you can so no one gets lost. And help children along the way as much as you can - especially those who don’t have 2 parents. And may God use us to be another person’s Angel, figuratively speaking, James 1:17. Thanks for your comment; And God Bless You... 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
That's nothing personal but i feel like you talked so much and said so little. I know as much as before. Honor this, honor that honor honor honor, you should honor all those people ... but still, I don't know HOW I shall honor someone who tells me that I will never get something done, that I'm not worthy, that I should go cause I only make problems.
You tell me I should honor this and should honor that and you should honor them despite they are not honorable. But in 12 full minutes not once you told me HOW I can in fact do that
Amen.
Can we respect and honor a parent from afar? My parent is not going to change and I can't be around her. She's not my real parent. It's more of a story than I want to write here so can I honor and respect someone without having a relationship with that person.
21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he WHO DOES THE WILL of My Father in heaven.
22 MANY will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’
23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; DEPART from Me, you who practice LAWLESSNESS!’
Matthew 7:21-23 NKJV
How are ytou correlating this verse with his teaching precept wise , curious please?
@@terriqueen3315 I was wondering the same. Maybe he is saying by not honoring our parents we are engaging in lawlessness. 🤷🏾♀️
I was reading Timothy. About family providing for their own children. And I was praying that my mildly neglectful parents come back to God. Is there a difference between some abuses than others? It is explicit about hell and heaven - your own mother and father and their family, are your own family. Is your neighbour family? Is your old school friend? It's a difficult trial for Orphans. If my family has had a breakdown, is my family the family the ones that can by God repair that damage? I do believe that - they weren't rapists, they were neglectful. God can put it right. Or maybe just prayer at church is enough? But they are still in my life Thank God! I owe that to myself, and God - my own family. I can get police and my doctor or priest to help me. I have food, shelter, medicine, clothes, soap, water - my mum and dad know that. They didn't stop me having that. But I was in a homeless shelter and we are wealthy. I'm not a criminal, it's something Jesus will help me with on my faith journey. Up and down, and three steps forward, two steps back, one step again.
How do you honour and abusive parent that is old and will need your help but you cannot be around them.
I think I would like a deep conversation on what honor really mean from you
Wow, beautiful ❤️
John Piper is legit as tough as nails
I'm in a weird situation my father since I was 6-7 years-old talked about how he would kick me out at 18 or curse me for being hard of hearing and not following his directions properly and when I forget to do something or don't do it completely he would sometimes say he would willingly go to jail for ending my life. I know try to talk to him trying to negotiate my actions to him but he calls it stupid logic that when I get to the real world would cause mr to get into bot water with people (said logic makes me in my schooling help associates with answers and questions yes they sometimes think I'm stiff) how do I respect a man who treats me and my siblings like trash constantly and screens at us at the top of his lungs believes me for getting excited at watching a TV show while my stressed mother is sleeping and does the same thing when talking to his siblings on the phone. I want to honor God but I just can't bring myself to respect a man. Like that constantly
I am so sorry to hear I totally understand you. For me it was with my mother when I was younger I was always targeted for everything I did and she would scream and hit me for anything. For example I would ask what time it was as a little girl and she'd just start mocking me and calling me stupid and tell me to use common sense and looking back that's such a normal thing to ask as a kid or even as an older person. Then when my hand writing wasn't neat enough or when I didn't understand something she was saying she would scream, hit, and mock me and I was only a kid. Literally yesterday I was having a panic attack because of her and she starts imitating me in order to prove that she is better and since I'm a sensitive person I always cry because of her and she always accuses me of crying for pity and that I use these tactics as a form of manipulation. A few years ago I lost respect for my mother for being so cruel and my father for being absent emotionally and never helping me. NOW something that has helped me is looking at the cup being half full rather than half empty. As a kid I never stood up for myself and would be so respectful and get disrespected back so one day I just had enough and thought if I am going to get disrespected either ways I'm gonna be disrespectful back and that's the day I lost absolute respect for my parents. I am a naturally really grateful person so being rude to them because of all the hate I built up towards them makes me feel like a brat even tho I believe they deserve to not be respected. for now just think about the good things they do for you even though it sounds like the bare minimum some parents fail to provide for their children economically. some kids can't go to school, some kids don't eat, some kids were completely abandoned by their parents. I was emotionally abandoned by mine but at least I have access to a roof and a bed. Then by the time you're old enough to move out, get out, forgive them, and cut them off. that is my plan and I'm sure it could be useful for you too.
Watch Fr. Mike Schmitz explanation of this. It’s easier to understand.
He didn't really answer anything.
Exactly why u have to be a berean
Amen.Esther...Bangalore
I don’t interpret 1st Peter 2:17 to mean respect all men. When you go into Strongs concordance the word honor means value. I take it to mean value all human life. Something that one group of people has not done throughout history but that’s for another video. 19 times throughout the Bible it means honor and two times it means value. I think this time in particular (timaō) means value. That’s my take on it.
What's the active difference between value and resect? Also, do you not want it to say 'respect'?
@@ead630 They are clearly different or else the Strongs concordance wouldn’t have stated so. Like I said you can look at the strong’s concordance yourself and determine what you think it means. The word honor is said twice in that passage. One for Kings and one for men. I think there was a difference in the two words used. I think it was meant for honor for kings and value for men.
@@ead630 I’ll ask you this, do you honor workers of iniquity?
unless you read greek, you really have no clue what the nt says. and even then, it's propaganda lit.
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I do think you can honor without respect them, as the culture over in the east is a honor system. It just means do not do anything that would bring shame. I think you can admit your abusive father is abusive while still honoring them, likewise saying your mother being domestically violent it's not being disrespectful to say that as long as the motive isn't to attack their character but seek out help.
Sorry, this is another post on the same day but am just curious about your opinion out there on this. What to ye does it mean when God says to honor your father and mother and does not also mean to respect your father and mother and if so, what does that imply? Jesus also said that whoever does Gods will is my father, mother, brother and sister. Now, what must a Christian do when dealing with and or living with non Christian parents and family and also false Christian counterfeit Christian family such as uncle and aunt for instance??? When I was late with the rent for Mum, she said that the Bible says to honor your mother and that you should obey your mother and put your biological family before yourself and anyone and anything else, she also said today that it is my turn to buy for the house but I don't buy anything, which is actually not true,as I have bought mostly dinner, milk, butter and bread for the both of us for a long while, yet on many times Mum says to me and she tells others also, that I don't buy anything for the house or the basic necessities so she has to get them because there is nothing there. I confess, this provoked me to writing posts of gossip online to my Facebook wall in the hopes of informing others of her behavior so I could have a positive outcome. But I see now through the word that Jesus God says to not treat evil with evil and to not speak with evil, to be careful of what comes out of the mouth because it is wicked, to not hold grudges or hatred in the heart and to speak less and not argue over things which don't matter because this life is only temporary. So I tame and restrain myself know, even though it is hard because my family speak evil of me but I am trying my best not to curse them or violate the commandments or grieve the Holy Spirit so I will Mum and my family in general have their last word and I will just work on being holy and humble as best I can.
This didn't help confusing..
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I have PTSD thanks to my dad. Why should I respect him?
Because it's God's will . May God heal you of your trauma 🙏
How do we explain the 3/5 rule for Afro Americans that is still in the constitution if all humans are valued not as animals but as human?
Does the Constitution specify that they are afro-americans?
@@aaronkennedy4662 does it have to? Do you not recognize anything that has happened throughout history? Slavery, the civil rights movement, disparity in numbers in the penal system, unarmed man murdered in the streets, Public lynchings, wage disparity, Wealth gap, Land ownership gap, etc.
It is only still in the constitution (I think) because it is a part of the main body of the Constitution, and is not an amendment, so the words themselves cannot be repealed. But I assure you that it has no legal enforcement or standing today, because any future laws (like the Civil Rights Act) that contradict cancel it out. So the words are still there, but it is long out of practice.
@@ead630 Well I guess RUclips doesn’t want the truth to come out because every time I respond they erase it so I’ll just leave this conversation alone. Stay with your blinders on and don’t repent if that’s what you choose. Blessed are those that bless the chosen of the most high.
@@ead630 You can assure me? LOL. So you’re telling me that people that have felonies or that are in jail (slavery) can vote? Oh yeah 70% of the jail system is filled melanated descendants of slaves. Let that sink in…
PS: Man the dancing around of words I had to do to be able to post this comment is ridiculous
Narcissistic parents are ridiculously damaging to children. I wonder how the Bible responds to injured children/adults who have been invalidated and dismissed. Parents have a responsibility to be honorable. Kids don’t ask to be here. I agree in large part with this, but find it hard to accept.
Then you should pray that God would do a work in your heart. Yes, some of God's commands will be hard for us, that is why as believers we are to rely on the strength of the Spirit. It is also helpful when remembering the grace God has shown us when we were dead in our sins and trespasses.
I'm only 1 minute in and this guy is way off.Base there's a big difference between honor and respect. Respect is earned honor is a position title. Dude clueless. Im out
English is too limited a language. It feels like I need to learn Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek just to get a basic understanding of the Bible.
God is no respector of persons!
There is nothing wrong with not honouring your parents, after all, they may be neglectful or even abusive. What's at fault here is the stupid commandment, written by men, at a time when children (and women) were considered to be property.
YOU HAVE TO bible says to you do it end of story
@@marcellofunhouse1234 I see. The Bible also says that if you hear about someone worshipping a different god, you should kill them.
Here is something that has helped me:
When you think your parent(s) have treated you or a situation unjustly, remember a few things:
• Your parents likely have not been as blessed as you to grow up in the modern constructs of is deemed fair and unfair.
• What have you, as the son or daughter, done to take responsibility of the situation?
• How much have your parents sacrificed to provide you with a fair and better life?
• If your approach is not working, why blame them? Blame yourself first in acknowledging that your approach is likely not good enough, not clever enough, not loving enough, not patient enough.
• Why not aim to be the best son or daughter that has ever lived?
• There are reasons as to why your parents turned out the way they did.
• Instead of unjustly judging them, become the person that can set the example of love. And when you do this, don't just think you're doing them a service. They deserve your honor, respect, and love. You're the one that has fallen short this entire time.
Remember this verse: “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?" - Matthew 7:3
Can I be frank? This sounds like it was written by an abusive parent who believes their children are ungrateful for potentially saying, at some point, they felt abused.
@@reesewitherfork6142 Oh nah, haha. You're entitled to your opinion man. I just feel that I've been blessed and equipped with a lot more than my parents to change the dynamic of the relationship. For example, I used to subconsciously compare my parents to some arbitrary standard, but then matured enough to think "when's the last time I've actually built them up myself?" Like their confidence, etc. Like, "what have I done"?
@@davidkim2016 just happened to check my email right after you wrote this.
I get what you’re saying in your reply actually. It makes sense!
@@reesewitherfork6142 Cool! Take care Reese
@@davidkim2016 well, it's not a child's job to build up their parents. i will tell you right now that your comment is a straight up admission that either your parents were abusive or YOU are abusive to children.. or BOTH. if you believe that stuff and are saying it in this context... you have problems.
John, do you think I am guilty of idolatry because in 2020 I was an enthusiastic Trump supporter? I can see how for the jaded observer my enthusiasm may be construed to be worship. But it most certainly is not. It was simple excitement over the thought that someone cared enough for the unborn to take a stand. A very, very welcome stand. Do you know that God puts the summation of his creative power in every conception? We are made in the very image of our creator. This is why Satan takes extraordinary delight in every abortion. To purposely kill a child in its most nascent, most innocent, most vulnerable form is a victory of incalculable proportions to the powers of Hell. The first thing Biden did upon getting into office was to fund the abortions of the nations. Just as he said he would do.
Single issue voters like you are ruining this country.
Oh yes, honor your parents who are allowed to mentally and physically abuse you but don't you dare disobey your parents because the bible says if kids don't listen then take them out into the public streets and have them stoned to death. 😂 ahhh, that book needs to be banned from the world and anyone caught talking about it needs to be jailed.
Kids lack respect today!
Parents lack respectability today! Do you have any earthly idea how we long to love and respect our parents according to His will? Of course not, you are only capable of thinking of yourselves, the most despicable generation of hypocrites since the pharisees themselves.
@@jija3353 Why are you here? You don’t even know me, and you make false accusations against me.
someone raised them to be that way.
@@nicoles4257 There are many kids out there with decent parents, but they are too caught up in this world, and disrespect their parents because they want to do their own thing.
To be fair, it’s both the parents and kids fault.