Honoring Your Parents (HC 104)

HONORING YOUR PARENTS

HEIDELBERG CATECHISM 104

Honoring your parents is an essential part of what it means to live in the family of God because it reflects the relationship of the Father and the Son.

I. THE WEIGHT OF HONOR

A. Showing Honor (Malachi 1:6; 1 Samuel 2:30)

B. Showing Dishonor (Exodus 21:15, 17; 1 Samuel 17:43)

II. FAMILY OF HONOR

A. Mutual Honor (Deuteronomy 21:18-21; Ephesians 6:1-4; Colossians 3:21)

B. Abuse (Proverbs 19:26, 28:24, 20:20; Ezekiel 22:6-7; Mark 7:9-13)

C. Reflecting Divine Honor (Luke 22:42)