Honor thy father and mother. It's one of the best known commandments and is dragged out every year for the usual Mother's Day and Father's Day sermon. However, the commandment means more than just giving parents their due. The late Dr. Frank Pollard (First Baptist - Jackson) explained how it means parents should honor their children as well. Watch his 1996 sermon posted below as he explains how the Fifth Commandment translates into freedom for all.
Scripture: Exodus 20:12
(NIV) Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lordyour God is giving you.
(KJV) Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
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