Children Obey Your Parents

Thesis: Obedience is a fruit of the Spirit and commanded, even or children, as a means of pointing them to Christ. God takes obedience VERY seriously and fully expects parents to instill it and children to carry it out.

Obedience is :

1. Commanded

   • God said so!
   • Means to actively listen and attend to
   • Mostly for believing child - hard to obey this command if not saved

2. Part of Relating To/With God

   • No obedience = not spirit controlled
   • Motivation = Pleasing to the Lord
   • Love for God (John 14)

3. Right

   • Perfect, holy, righteous God has decreed obedience

4. Honoring

   • moral implications
   • Christlike; he obeyed/submitted to heavenly Father

5. A Blessing

   • First commandment with a promise
   • long or good life
   • tutor that leads to gospel understanding