The Small Catechism – part 61
Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions
Scripture Text: Leviticus 19:32
Series: Lessons in the Lutheran Confessions
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From the Confessions: The Small Catechism, The Fourth Commandment
Honor your father and your mother, (that your days may be long in the land which the Lord your God is giving you).
What does this mean?
Answer: We should fear and love God so that we do not show contempt for our parents and others in authority, nor provoke them to anger, but respect, obey, serve, love, and honor them.
Pulling It Together: They took a photograph of the men at church yesterday, in honor of Fathers’ Day. It was a collection of hoary-headed fellows. We show appropriate fear or reverence for the Lord when we honor these men and their female counterparts. God would have us honor the mere presence of the elderly. When I was a boy, my father taught me to stand when a woman walks into the room. Our heavenly Father teaches further: stand in the presence of the elderly — whether they are women or men.
Prayer: Lord, teach us to honor the elderly as our own parents. Amen.
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Rev. Dr. Mark E. Ryman has served as Pastor for St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Salisbury, NC, since 2021. Previously, Pastor Ryman served congregations in North Carolina and Ohio, as well as a call to specialized ministry with Sola Publishing.
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