authority - legal power, or a right to command or to act;
as the authority of parents over children. Power; rule;
sway.
Honor father and mother
honor - to revere; to respect; to treat with deference and
submission, and perform relative duties to.
death
death
to curse - to utter a wish of evil against one; to
imprecate evil upon; to call for mischief or injury to fall
upon; to injure; to subject to evil; to vex, harrass or
torment with great calamities. Vines Complete Expository
Dictionary defines the term "to curse" as "make little or
comptemptible".
a.listen to your father
b.do not despise your mother when she is old
despise - to scorn; to disdain; to have the lowest opinion
of.
contempt - the act of despising; the act of viewing or
considering and treating as mean, vile and worthless;
disdain
Lesson 2: Who's the Boss?
boss; one with power and authority over another
Christ
man
God the Father
tells people what jobs to do, hires and fires people,
punish if people don't do their jobs right, helps people
know how to do their jobs, helps people do their jobs if
necessary, decides which jobs are most important, makes
sure people get paid and rewarded for doing a good job
God
head- a chief; a principal person; a leader; a commander;
one who has the first rank or place, and to whom others are
subordinate.
Read Ephesians 6:1-3 aloud.
to do as one is told
parents; it is the right thing to do; the Bible tells me to
Father and mother
Give commands, assign chores, require certain behaviors,
punish for misbehavior, teach and correct
respect and love
it will go well with them and will enjoy a long life on the
earth
Lesson 3: Who Else is Boss?
Read Romans 13:1-7 aloud.
Discussion questions:
every person
being under the power or authority of another
police, government: federal, state and local--city
inspectors, tax collectors, those who enforce ordinances,
etc., judges, IRS, school officials and more
God
God or God's laws
people who do wrong or evil
because I have done things wrong and gotten in trouble; I
don't always do what I should
do what is good
I will be afraid; it could bring God's wrath or anger on me
and I could be punished
God
Lesson 4: What Does God Think of Extreme Disrespect and
Worse?
Read Exodus 21:15 aloud.
he was to be stoned
answers will vary
answers will vary
Read Exodus 21:17 aloud.
he was to be stoned
being hateful, to swear, belittling or showing contempt
answers will vary
answers will vary
Lesson 5: What is Discipline?
Read Proverbs 13:24 and Proverbs 22:15.
chastening, use of the rod, spanking
use the rod of discipline, spank
remove foolishness far from the child
God
parents
Read Proverbs 19:18, Proverbs 23:13 and Proverbs 4:1.
teaching and training so a child has self-control, to bring
to sound mind
teaching you good manners, making you do extra work when
you have a bad attitude about chores, teaching you from the
Bible what is right and wrong
God
accept correction, teachable, open to instruction
only you can answer this
Lesson 6: How Should Children Treat Their Parents?
Read Exodus 20:12.
to respect, love and treat with deference -- yielding in
opinion; submission of judgement to the opinion or
judgement of another, speaking well of them, being polite,
showing them courtesy, follow their teaching and direction
speak to respectfully, ask properly for privileges, submit
to correction with grace, respond with a "Yes, ma'am." or
"Yes, sir.", show kindness to, offer help whenever
possible, submit to their decisions about your life, doing
good to and for them all the days of their lives, even
taking care of them when they are old, and more
talking back, arguing, grumbling, yelling, being
self-willed, not receiving correction properly, ignoring
commands, be disobedient, refusing to work and help them,
and more
Read Proverbs 6:20.
follow his directions, obey and submit to the rules he
makes, listen and submit to his correction
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