Should we honor our parents even if it leads us to sin?
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In https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/774/what-does-the-bible-say-about-bad-words a comment was made that "I cuss in all the (two) languages I speak fluently. It's just my upbringing, and we should honor our parents, right?"
> **[Exodus 20:12 NIV](http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A12&version=NIV)**
> 12 "Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in > the land the LORD your God is giving you." Ephesians 6:4 tells us parents to not lead our children into sin, but to train and instruct them in the way of the Lord. > **[Ephesians 6:4 NIV](http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+6%3A4&version=NIV)** > 4 Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in > the training and instruction of the Lord. If we disobey our parents and do not sin as they have taught us, are we sinning by disobeying them?
> 12 "Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in > the land the LORD your God is giving you." Ephesians 6:4 tells us parents to not lead our children into sin, but to train and instruct them in the way of the Lord. > **[Ephesians 6:4 NIV](http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+6%3A4&version=NIV)** > 4 Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in > the training and instruction of the Lord. If we disobey our parents and do not sin as they have taught us, are we sinning by disobeying them?
Asked by a_hardin
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Sep 2, 2011, 03:04 PM
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