Covenant Joel
Puritan Board Sophomore
I have spending time lately studying exactly what these verses entail.
20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. 21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.
So I have a couple questions:
1) To whom does children refer biblically? Younger children, any unmarried person? Any unmarried woman?
2) When it says "in everything" does that literally mean "EVERYTHING?" If the parents tell them to do something that is the child would be morally wrong, should they do it anyway, trusting their parents are right? If parents bind children's consciences wrongly, should they still be obeyed?
3) If a father is truly provoking a child, what should the child (or older "child") do?
4) When parents (especially fathers) make decisions regarding their children's lives, are they obligated to give their children reasons (biblical) for their decision? Should they? Especially when these are decisions that affect the children's lives tremendously?
5) Depending on how 4 is answered, if the father refuses to give any biblical reasons, what is the child's responsibility?
These are questions that I am pondering deeply right now, due to a circumstance closely related to my life (but not from my parents, thank the Lord), so I would appreciate any helpful comments on these verses.
Thanks,
Joel
20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. 21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.
So I have a couple questions:
1) To whom does children refer biblically? Younger children, any unmarried person? Any unmarried woman?
2) When it says "in everything" does that literally mean "EVERYTHING?" If the parents tell them to do something that is the child would be morally wrong, should they do it anyway, trusting their parents are right? If parents bind children's consciences wrongly, should they still be obeyed?
3) If a father is truly provoking a child, what should the child (or older "child") do?
4) When parents (especially fathers) make decisions regarding their children's lives, are they obligated to give their children reasons (biblical) for their decision? Should they? Especially when these are decisions that affect the children's lives tremendously?
5) Depending on how 4 is answered, if the father refuses to give any biblical reasons, what is the child's responsibility?
These are questions that I am pondering deeply right now, due to a circumstance closely related to my life (but not from my parents, thank the Lord), so I would appreciate any helpful comments on these verses.
Thanks,
Joel