Well, we honor them, even if we only have one active or living parent because God said so!  He gave us this commandment as an example of HOW we should honor Him! How we treat our parents is a reflection of our respect for our TRUE Father in Heaven – Abba!

In this recent program, I examine Commandment # 5 during my indepth series on the Decalogue – the Ten Commandments! While we Christians are not under the law, but the dispensation of Grace, we are accountable to the Ten Commandments! Jesus – the Great I am – the Alpha and Omega, never did away with these remaining 10 of the 613 Laws of the Old Testament!

As I said in the first couple programs of this series, which can be viewed as PLUMBLINE programs #31-#40  on the WLCF TV channel on YouTube, these laws/commands/statues or commandments were given to us for our own good! Yes they were!  They are to keep us safe, alive, healthy, joyful and in fellowship with God and each other! They are not just a bunch of do’s and don’ts! They are a stop sign to keep us from running headlong into disaster! So without further ado, here is today’s message – and the transition from the first four commands to our relationship with each other, while we are here on this great earth which God has created! Amen!