1.4 KiB
1.4 KiB
Lord’s Day 39
104. Q. What is God’s will for you in the fifth commandment?
A. That I show honor, love, and faithfulness to my father and mother and all those in authority over me; submit myself with proper obedience to all their good teaching and discipline;1 and also that I be patient with their failings2—for by their hand God wills to rule us.3
1 Ex. 21:17; Prov. 1:8; 4:1; Rom. 13:1–2; Eph. 5:21–22; 6:1–9; Col. 3:18–4:1 2 Prov. 20:20; 23:22; 1 Pet. 2:18 3 Matt. 22:21; Rom. 13:1–8; Eph. 6:1–9; Col. 3:18–21