Family relationships

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May 30, 2009
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Parent Child relationships inside the Family.

The responsibility of parents to the children, in a Christian home, is to provide the security of a scripturally ordered home. A Biblical point of view is to prevail at all times. Husband is the head of the home, the wife is a loving helpmate and the children are in submission. The Bible is the final of all conduct in the home. It’s a home where every child has two parents, a mother and a father, who are both equally active in the loving discipline and training of the children. The mother and father are the sole source of all Spiritual and moral instruction and training. The majority of all morals and ethics are taught by the parents. Deuteronomy 31:12-13. Loving Correction and discipline are given based on the Bible. Proverbs 13:24, 23:13-14 and 29:15, 17. Their love is Biblical love. Love is corrective and the discipline is the expression that has to be done in love. Hebrews 12. Their method is to raise the children based on absorption. Molding them by training, discipline and example, not beating them into the shape they want or believing their children can do no wrong. Proverbs 22:15 and 19:18.

The Child’s responsibilities to the parents are to honor them and obey them. Exodus 20:12, Proverbs 6:20, Ephesians 6:1-3, Proverbs 1:8 with Romans 1:28-30 being an example of what can happen if you don’t. Another is to fear them. Leviticus 19:3. This is talking of a mature understanding of Godly fear. There are things that children should be afraid to say or do around their father or mother. Children need to submit to the discipline of the parents. Hebrews 12:9. Honoring parents extends to respect for elders. Leviticus 19:32 and 1 Peter 5:5. The older people should be of the reputation that draws and warrants respect. Children should care for parents. 1 Timothy 5:4, Mark 7:10-12.


“Question: What happens when parents aren’t saved (I’ll add “or saved not walking fully in the light of God’s word”) where obeying God rather then man comes in?”

“Answer: Principle of non-resistance (Matthew 5, 6, and 7) give total subjection and limited obedience. You’re to be totally subjected to your parents, to authorities, but limited obedience. So you obey your parents except where you would sin. So that is limited obedience but you’re totally subjected and then no doubt they will punish you, so you submit to the punishment. Sometimes you’re punished unjustly by your parents. Hebrews 12, but you still have to submit to the discipline. But you never submit to anyone where you would sin against your conscience or the word of God. If you do, you short circuit everything that morally and spiritually God is trying to show you or do through you. Once you disobey your conscience you never know anymore what you should do.”

Attitude toward parents: Love them in word and deed. Love and help them, saved or unsaved.
 
Mar 26, 2009
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Frankly, I disagree.
Parents don't always know right, and it's (albeit rare) in that case the child's job to correct them. Sorry, I can't give an opinion from the parent's responsiblities, as I am not yet old enough to BE one. On another note, this qualifies with everything, I find. There is such a thing as healthy skepticalism.
 
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In some cases.... parents are parents in name only due to a biological act and really don't give a rats about their offspring......sad but true nonetheless.....so how do we define parent?.......who exactly gets the title.....the main caregiver or the biological counterpart???.........
 
May 30, 2009
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In some cases.... parents are parents in name only due to a biological act and really don't give a rats about their offspring......sad but true nonetheless.....so how do we define parent?.......who exactly gets the title.....the main caregiver or the biological counterpart???.........
Parents are parents.....good or bad...does not make a difference.
 
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missy2shoes

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There's a lot of children in today's society who need a bit more clarity than that I'm afraid......to me this is a complicated subject.....coz in this day and age with sperm and egg donors......you can be a child's parent without actually taking responsibility in raising and caring for your child......others end up doing it.......so to these children the carers are the parents not the donors......some of these children never end up meeting their real parents.......so who are they meant to be obedient to??.........man society is truly messed up......so sad......
 
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There's a lot of children in today's society who need a bit more clarity than that I'm afraid......to me this is a complicated subject.....coz in this day and age with sperm and egg donors......you can be a child's parent without actually taking responsibility in raising and caring for your child......others end up doing it.......so to these children the carers are the parents not the donors......some of these children never end up meeting their real parents.......so who are they meant to be obedient to??.........man society is truly messed up......so sad......

Well then the principles of obeying parents would follow over to the people who are the acting parent.