Episode 5

Honoring parents is the logical starting point for directing human life toward the other who is not God. Our parents are our first neighbors. This commandment has a reach beyond our biological parents that includes as the Westminster Confession of Faith states “all superiors in age, and gifts; and especially such as, by God’s ordinance, are over us in place of authority, whether in family, church or commonwealth.” At issue is how do we honor and how do we live this commandment especially, when our biological parents may have hurt or abandoned us. Stay tuned to this challenging discussion.