2009-10-08T13:28:22-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/honor+your+father+and+mother/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%207:9-13&version=NIV 2009-10-08T13:28:22-05:00 Corban means a gift devoted to God. In this passage Jesus is saying that when we just honor our father and mother as a corban, we're doing them a disservice. The intent behind the commandment isn't that we just do something, but rather that our heart is changed. 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=Ephesians%206:1-3&version=NIV 2009-09-03T14:26:05-05:00 Paul writes in Ephesians that Children should obey their parents. He echoes the commandment to honor your father and mother and adds that this is the first commandment we were given that came with a promise. If we follow it, we will enjoy a long life.