Ephesians 6:1 enjoins us to obey our parents in The Lord...honour your father and mother...first commandment with promise. I have seen and heard a lot of people use this very Bible passage out of context. Your mother asked you to send your wife away or steal your husbands money for her and you do it without batting an eye. Your father wants you not to give something to a needy uncle and you foolishly tell me that God said you should obey your father. You love her very much and dated her for two years only for you to wake up and tell her that your father asked you not to marry her due to one useless reason; you obeyed because the bible says you should obey your parents. Now let me tell you the truth and give you the right interpretation of that bible verse. Obey your parents IN THE LORD! We often ignore the in The Lord. What does this mean? It simply means that you are not expected to obey your parents when they want you to act contrary to Gods word. You are not to obey your parents when they ask you to maltreat your wife or disobey your husband. You shouldnt obey your mother when she advises you not to allow your husbands siblings come into your home. Your mother is not godly if she expects you to buy ankara (Nigerian Wax) for your mother-in-law but Abada (Dutch Wax) for her. You shouldnt obey her when she tells you not to let your spouse know how much you are worth. It is none of her business to tell you how to and when to sleep with your spouse. Your mother shouldnt keep a wife for you in the village simply because she hates your wife. Your mother has no business interfering in your marriage. Your elder brother is jobless and cant feed his family and because of that your evil mother has given you the place of the first son and you are joyfully enjoying the position while ignoring your elder brother; that is his God ordained position. God expects you to obey them only when they are right before God. Mind you; in disobeying their ungodly advice, you must be careful not to disrespect them. You must honour them for you to live long on earth. Love them, be nice to them, give them their due respect, but never adhere to their ungodly counsel. Blessed is that man or woman who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked- Psalm 1
Posted on: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 09:11:56 +0000
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