Necessity of Honor

Text: Ephesians 6:1 – 3

The foundational principle of living a godly life is to honor your father and mother.

A. The apostle Paul quotes the 5^th commandment and the first commandments of how we relate to one another given by the Lord to Moses.

Exodus 20:12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the Lord your God gives you.

Paul uses the imperative verb form – this indicates that it is a command.

Singular – it is an individual requirement of life – it is not a corporate responsibility – a church is only corporately faithful when we are individually faithful to the word of God.

B.