The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum Children Obey Your Parents...

<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr>[color:"blue"]But I don't think the issue is better resolved by asking the question "Which parent is giving me the more biblically informed answer?", but rather, "Which parent lawfully serves as the head of my household?"</font><hr></blockquote><p>Exactly! God has established certain "spheres" of relationships and authority within which HE has established a "head" and to whom all within that "sphere" are to give honor, submission and obedience as long as that which is required does not entail sin. I have had to counsel women who were being oppressed by a tyrannical husband to remain in the home and submit to them; an extremely painful experience for me personally because what was being required and/or denied to these godly women was not sinful nor necessary for life itself. Such situations, once again, have left a permanent impression upon me concerning the tremendous consequences of the Fall and the depravity of mankind.<br><br>Maranatha! Lord come quickly.<br><br>