Disobedience to Parents - How This Sin Gives the Wrong Illustration of Heavenly Realities

What is it that a stop sign is saying to a driver when a driver pulls up in front of it? Of coarse the obvious communication is that the driver must stop. But what is the reason for needing to stop? Nothing on the sign speaks of the reasoning for the command. The reason why a person is to stop is supposed to be understood by the driver or he should not be driving. The purpose for the stop sign is for the driver to be able to have sufficient time to carefully consider the traffic and thus proceed safely. Therefore, the value of the stop sign is in the more important reasoning behind it.

God's laws pertaining to how children must honor and obey their parents are like the stop sign. The greatest importance of them is in the reasoning behind them, this reasoning goes beyond the immediate sphere of men's lives. Undoubtedly there is extreme importance in men's lives for God's laws pertaining to family life, and the rearing of children to be fulfilled, for this allows for the possibility (or even provability) of stable and happy lives for children when they grow to adulthood. Yahweh's laws related to parenting have not only an earthly need for fulfillment, meaning they are needed to properly direct the affairs of man on the earth for his immediate good and protection, but also they represent heavenly and eternal realities at the same time. The following is an explanation of the heavenly realities that are reflected by the practice of children obeying their parents, therein, defining the reason for the most extreme cause of Yahweh's hatred in regards to rebellion found in children. For to violate Yahweh's laws pertaining to children honoring their parents is to directly slander the Heavenly realities that a faithful life was created by God to picture.

Disobedience To Parents:

In other articles we have spoken of the truth that the human persons, that of the man and the woman were created by Yahweh to be living mortal illustrations of both Himself and the chief object of His affection: the Church. Chiefly this is seen in the marriage relationship. The very nature of marriage speaks of the obvious provable eventuality of children. In like manner the intimacy that the Lord shares with His own (the Church) brings forth new life. (new Christian believers) So we find that the relationship, and the laws that govern the relationship between parents and children are meant of God to be a picture of the relationship that the Lord has to His own. God is the Father of every soul who has been made perfect, the mother is the Church. The seed of God, (His word) when it is sown into the Church (which then brings to pass the evangelism of the unconverted) brings forth new children to God. When the actions of a child are in disobedience or rebellion to his or her parents and this goes uncorrected, this action brings forth the picture that the Lord will tolerate the actions of disobedience and rebellion in His own children and never correct them. Which suggestion is a lie. For God is a consuming fire. He does not wink at sin, as if it does not matter. Therefore, when defiance and rebellion in a child are left uncorrected this is slanderous to the greater truth that marriage and family are to illustrate in the world. In fact, I often ask my eight year old son this question. "Son, if you can not honor and obey your father and mother whom you can see and hear, for they are right here in front of you, how do you think you will learn to obey your spiritual Father and Mother?" (God and the Church) Therefore I conclude that to allow disobedience and dishonor of children to their parents is to promote the almost guaranteed open dishonoring and disobedience of that soul some years down the road toward both God and the Church.

So what we find in modern America is that the humanistic thought pattern that have sprung forth from man's wisdom (versus obedience to God's laws) have created a society filled with unruly and disobedient children that do not honor their parents or authority in general. This fact reflects that our generation is in itself rebellious toward God. It is that simple. It is no more complicated then that. Yes, we might boast that we are Christians, but Jesus said that "a tree will be known by its fruits". And in the end, the real values of a person are known by what that person does or allows.

The disobedience of children to their parents and the Church, and other rightful forms of authority misrepresents God and His purposes, and is in direct violation to Yahweh's laws, and is hated by God. Therefore parent, you can not wink at your child's rebellion, but it must be overcome by both the grace of God, and the disciplining of the child.

America, turn from the wisdom of men back to the wisdom of the God that birthed you as a people. It has been that same wisdom that has brought you both honor and prosperity in the past. But know this, if you will not repent and turn from the way of men, then your sins will become your undone

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