{"id":23849,"date":"2010-08-29T04:52:36","date_gmt":"2010-08-29T04:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baonline.cog7engage.net\/?p=23849"},"modified":"2023-08-29T11:18:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T17:18:59","slug":"can-children-honor-their-parents-and-still-report-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baonline.cog7engage.net\/can-children-honor-their-parents-and-still-report-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Children Honor Their Parents and Still Report Abuse?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Suppose a parent abuses a child. If honoring our father and mother is literal, how can children keep the command and still report the abuse? Did God antici\u00adpate that parents would molest their young? Maybe the fifth commandment means how we live, not what we say about them. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your questions are fair ones, and your solution is good, too. We honor parents by living honorably, though they might not. Showing good conduct when we\u2019re unable to speak affirming words: This falls within the \u201cspirit of the law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another solution: Honor their position (they are your parents; they gave you life) when you can\u2019t honor their behavior. In this way we respect some kings or presidents whose lifestyles we don\u2019t respect (1 Peter 2:17).<\/p>\n<p>Yes, God knew from the start that some dads and moms would abuse their children, that there would be no perfect parents. Even the best parents pass some \u201cjunk\u201d on to their kids.<\/p>\n<p>God does not expect children to be silent under any and all forms of abuse. Reporting an abusive parent to proper authorities can be a redemptive form of honor and may bring healing in the long run.<\/p>\n<p>The commandment to honor Father and Mother is always God\u2019s will. Our challenge is to learn to honor them best (most) under every circumstance. That may not always be with pleasing words, as you said.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0&#8211; Elder Calvin Burrell<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Have a question you&#8217;d like answered? Submit it here:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[contact-form-7 id=&#8221;23927&#8243; title=&#8221;Submit a Question&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Suppose a parent abuses a child. If honoring our father and mother is literal, how can children keep the command and still report the abuse? Did God antici\u00adpate that parents would molest their young? Maybe the fifth commandment means how we live, not what we say about them. 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