"Do not rebuke an older man. But exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, with all purity." 1 Timothy 5:1-2
Growing up, my parents taught me to respect my elders. To honor them and love them. Be helpful to them. I never gave it much thought as a kid, but did as I was told.
Now I am trying to teach my boys the same thing. I realize how important it is to teach this to our children. I am not sure what has changed in the "parenting guide book" (if there is such a thing) from the time I was a kid to now but MY GOODNESS, kids these days don't respect anyone. I have seen so many of them disrespect each other. Their elders and their parents. It truly breaks my heart.
God wants us to teach our kids to be respectful to everyone. Take a look at the scripture again. It says older men, older women, younger men, and younger women. We are to treat older people as parents and younger people as siblings. To love them as such, with all our hearts. I really don't think that this is an age specifying scripture. Meaning that no matter how old YOU are, you still respect the elders and the young. That would pretty much mean Everyone.
Respect these days is far too often forgotten. We need to remember what our parents and grandparents taught us and pass them on to our children and maybe even a neighbors child or two.
With God's Love,
Christian
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