What does the Bible say about disobedient to parents?
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The Bible teaches that disobedience to parents is a serious sin, revealing the fallen heart’s resistance to God’s good authority, yet Christ offers forgiveness and transforming grace to repentant sinners. Ephesians 6:1-3 and Colossians 3:20 call children to obey and honor their parents in the Lord, attaching God’s promise of blessing to this command. Exodus 20:12 places honoring father and mother among the Ten Commandments. Scripture also names disobedience to parents among the marks of humanity’s rebellion in Romans 1:30 and the perilous times described in 2 Timothy 3:1-5. Deuteronomy 21:18-21 underscores the gravity of stubborn rebellion under Israel’s old covenant law. Parents should discipline lovingly, and children should seek God’s strength to obey.
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- 2 Timothy 3:1-5
[1] But know this, that in the last days, grievous times will come. [2] For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, [3] without natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good, [4] traitors, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God; [5] holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof. Turn away from these, also.
- Colossians 3:20
Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.
- 2 Timothy 3:2
For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
- 2 Timothy 3:1-7
[1] But know this, that in the last days, grievous times will come. [2] For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, [3] without natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good, [4] traitors, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God; [5] holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof. Turn away from these, also. [6] For of these are those who creep into houses, and take captive gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts, [7] always learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
- Ephesians 6:1-3
[1] Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. [2] "Honor your father and mother," which is the first commandment with a promise: [3] "that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth."
- 2 Timothy 3:16-17
[16] Every writing inspired by God is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction which is in righteousness, [17] that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
- Deuteronomy 21:18-21
[18] If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, who will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not listen to them; [19] then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out to the elders of his city, and to the gate of his place; [20] and they shall tell the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard. [21] All the men of his city shall stone him to death with stones: so shall you put away the evil from the midst of you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
- Exodus 20:12
"Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.
- Romans 1:30
backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
- Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.
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