2009-09-18T10:05:45-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/honor+mother/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%2020:12&version=NIV 2009-09-18T10:05:45-05:00 The fifth of the Ten Commandments instructs us to honor our parents. Stable family relationships are important in the Bible--and while the realities of our sinful world sometimes make it impossible, whenever we can, we are called to show respect to our fathers and mothers. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Eph.6.1-Eph.6.3&version=NIV 2009-07-22T09:18:52-05:00 Paul echoes one of the ten commandments in Ephesians telling us to honor our father and our mother. He mentions that this is the first commandment that comes with a promise. If we truly do honor our father and mother we will enjoy a long life on this earth.