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Originally Posted by Spoogey
No, he hasn't. He has just waffled while quoting some abstract verses. At no stage has he explained why and how you would hate and honour your parents simultaneously.
This really is not that hard. You cannot HATE and HONOUR your parents concurrently. Hate and honour are two opposing concepts. Do you know what it means to hate someone, and to honour someone? They do not go hand in hand. Is English your first language?
If you think you can, explain how it is possible to do both simultaneously, providing some real examples of when this would happen.
Oh the irony. You seem utterly confused. First you say you don't see any contradiction, then you state that there was some contradiction (until apparently Alex showed you the light).
I didn't believe you needed someone else to explain to you how absolute and complete the following passage is:
Ephesians 6:2 - Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise)
Anything opposite to this (such as hating your parents) is a contradiciton. Once again, you have failed to explain how you can honour and respect your parents and hate them at the same time.
I think you fail to grasp what hate entails exactly. You seem confused.
Let me provide another quote:
Psalms 127:3- Lo, children [are] an heritage of the LORD: [and] the fruit of the womb [is his] reward.
Children here are heralded as a blessing from Jesus to the parents. Why would this church encourage children to distance themselves from their parents?
Because this is the conclusion a person gets to following a logical line of reasoning.
Afterall, it's not like the donation page says "Ask your parents permission to make a payment to the baptist church", which of course would be the logical and responsibile advice to give.
Do you not understand logical reasoning? Because if the child needs to explain to their parents where they got a PS3 from, it means the parents do not know anything of a donation. If they did know of the donation, they would also know about the promised PS3.
Can you explain to me what is confusing here? Why are you struggling with simple English and simple logic?
Bye bye.
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Friend, the actual verse you are looking for is as follows:
Exodus 20:12
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee
The word honour has been misinterpreted by
you. Honour means to respect, fulfill an obligation or the quality of knowing and doing what is morally right.
You can hate someone but at the same time respect them. I hope this clears things up for you.