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NASB | Exodus 20:12 ¶ "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the LORD your God gives you. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Exodus 20:12 ¶ "Honor (respect, obey, care for) your father and your mother, so that your days may be prolonged in the land the LORD your God gives you. |
Bible Question: I am new to the forum, but I have a serious dilemma. I am new to the body of Christ. I totally gave my life to Christ in February of 2001; I was 17 years old. Since then, I have been growing so much in Him. He is continually teaching me, and I am grateful for that. My problem is, I believe differently than my parents. There are some things that they practice in their denomination and in their church that I don't agree with. So since I have been in college, I have been practicing what I beleive. I do not go to church with my parents when I do go home and they have a major problem with that. It would be different if I just had qualms with their church and was operating out of my flesh, but God has spoken to me repeatedly about their church and I am not to go back there. What I need to know is how, as a 19-year-old college student (who is by no means self-sufficient), do I seek after God without compromising our relationship and still honor my parents? I would especially like it if people with children my age would answer because I really need to know. Thank you and God bless. |
Bible Answer: Grace and peace, Sweetest Miami, You are absolutely right to want a relationship devoid of ritualism with Jesus. Although many Catholics are sincere in their religion, they are sincerley wrong when it comes to things like praying to Mary and the saints. Actually, you can prove it to them in the scriptures. For instance, the scriptures say we have only one mediator - Jesus Christ. That means we do not have to go through confession. There are many others. I went to the Catholic Church when young and the Lord led me out too. I married a Catholic who has now converted simply because we opened a Catholic Bible and a Protestant Bible and found that they read the same. Catholic only means universal. When the put the word "Roman" before it, they added many pagan traditions which they have incorporated into their doctrine despite the fact that they are scripturally wrong. Since you are counting on your parents for support, you may find that you will have to sacrifice that support if they are not willing to see that you have found "The Way". However, Jesus once said He did not come to bring peace to a family but division. I believe this is because some will refuse to see Him for who He is and dump all their "religiosity". We are called to stand for the truth but there is no guarantee that we will not suffer for it. Suffering for Christ is also a scriptural promise and we are to count it all joy! God bless and guide you. Matthew 19:29 Bea |