| What Does the Bible Say? | |||||||||
Ephesians 6: 1 - 3 "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 enjoy long life on the earth."
Exodus 20: 12 "Honor your father and mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you."
Colossians 3:20 "Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord."
OBEY AUTHORITY
Hebrews 13:17 "Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as men who must give an account. Obey them so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no advantage to you."
Matthew 22: 15 - 22 (Paraphrase) Jesus instructs us to follow the law and the authority placed over us. We are to follow the laws of our country and follow the laws that God has given us. "Give to Caesar what is Caesar's , and to God what is God's."
TAKE CARE OF YOUR BODY - GOD'S TEMPLE
I Corinthians 3: 16 - 17 "Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's spirit lives in you? If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him; for God's temple is sacred, and you are that temple."
DON'T BE A STUMBLING BLOCK - "DON'T MAKE OTHERS MESS UP"
Romans 14: 13 - 21 "Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother's way . . . It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother to fall."
