Your relationship with your parents can be
No parent is
Every parent is a mixture of strengths and
“Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.” (Exodus 20:12, NIV)
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. (Ephesians 6:1, NIV)
If a widow has children or grandchildren, these should learn first of all to put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents, for this is pleasing to God. … Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. (1 Timothy 5:4, 8, NIV)
Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. (Luke 2:51, NIV)
Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother … When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, here is your son,” and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home. (John 19:25-27, NIV)
Do not
“Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me.” (Matthew 10:37, NIV)
Do not
“God says, ‘Honor your father and mother.’ But you say it is all right for people to say to their parents, ‘Sorry, I can’t help you. For I have vowed to give to God what I would have given to you.’ In this way, you say they don’t need to honor their parents. You hypocrites!” (Matthew 15:4-7, NLT)
Love your parents as you love yourself “Love your neighbor as yourself.” (Matthew 22:39, NIV)
How do I love my parents if they are not
Love means to wish, will, and work for their wellbeing
How do I love my parents if they
How do I love my parents if they are
How do I love my parents if they aren’t