According to Scripture, parents have a God-given responsibility to guide and direct their children. The book of Ephesians teaches that children are to obey their parents, honoring them as a commandment from the Lord, with a promise that it may go well with them and they may live long on the earth. In Colossians, children are exhorted to obey their parents in everything, as this is pleasing to the Lord. Proverbs offers wisdom on the importance of discipline and instruction, while Hebrews reminds parents that they will be held accountable for the spiritual well-being of their children.
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Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”
Teach them to your children, speaking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?