Brief Summary
This video addresses the growing issue of adult children disrespecting and dishonoring their parents, both Christian and non-Christian. It emphasizes the serious consequences of such behavior, highlighting that disrespect towards parents reflects a lack of respect for God and His promises. The speaker references biblical laws and blessings associated with honoring parents, contrasting it with the current societal trend of elder disrespect. The speaker shares personal experiences and scriptural insights to illustrate the importance of repairing strained relationships with parents and the potential repercussions of failing to do so.
- Disrespecting parents has serious consequences, including potential loss of blessings.
- Honoring parents is linked to living a long and prosperous life, according to biblical teachings.
- The speaker shares personal experiences of repairing a strained relationship with his father.
- The Bible warns that in the last days, children will be deceived into thinking they know more than their parents.
The speaker introduces the topic of disobedient and disrespectful adult children, particularly within the Christian community. He points out a growing trend of adult children being ungrateful, critical, and disrespectful towards their parents, both Christian and non-Christian. These individuals often magnify their parents' faults while minimizing their sacrifices and love, expecting grace without offering much in return. The speaker notes that many in the church are mistakenly sympathizing with these fault-finding adult children, which contradicts God's word.
As adults, individuals take on responsibilities towards their parents, shifting from obedience to fostering a meaningful relationship. The speaker emphasizes that God never excuses disrespect towards parents, as it signifies disrespect towards Him and His promises. Even if parents have made significant mistakes, adult children are called to return good for evil. The speaker references scriptures from Deuteronomy and Exodus, illustrating the severe consequences for disrespecting parents under Jewish civil law, where disobedient children could be stoned to death.
The speaker discusses God's perspective on honoring parents, noting that it is the only moral law accompanied by a specific blessing: those who honor their parents will live well and have a long life. He laments the disrespect towards the elderly in contemporary society and warns of the significant consequences for adult children who ignore, disrespect, and dishonor their parents, regardless of perceived justification. The speaker suggests that some people's misfortunes and even deaths can be traced back to dishonoring their parents. While the stoning law is no longer in effect, the principle of honoring parents remains vital for a blessed life.
The speaker addresses adult children who neglect their parents, attributing this behavior to unresolved issues and perceived parental shortcomings. He references scripture indicating that in the last days, children will be deceived into thinking they know more than their parents. Sharing a personal experience, the speaker recounts his past hatred for his father, even to the point of pulling a gun on him. After being saved, he committed to honoring his father and caring for his mother, believing this commitment contributed to his well-being and longevity.
The speaker warns adult children who are estranged from or dishonoring their parents that speaking negatively or slandering them in front of their own children is a form of cursing them, which can lead to negative consequences. He describes the widespread disrespect towards parents as an epidemic and notes that Jesus foretold this behavior as a sign of the last days. The speaker concludes by reiterating the serious consequences of dishonoring parents.
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0:06 let me just introduce this so we can spend time on it disobedient and disrespectful to parents there are serious consequences of dishonoring and disrespecting parents the question for adult children are you losing your blessings there is a serious problem in the body of Christ that I don't think people are aware of a growing number of adult children are ungrateful critical disrespectful toward their Christian and non-Christian parents they are magnifying their parents' faults and minimizing their parents' sacrifice and love they expect Grace from their parents but give very little in return
0:53 and unfortunately many in the church are sympathizing with these fault finders in direct contradiction to God's word word when we become adults we take on adult responsibility towards our parents we no longer obey them but we do our part to have a meaningful relationship with them and God never excuses disrespect towards parents because disrespect towards parents show disrespect for him and his promises and even if your parents made some large mistakes you can return good for evil and so next week we're going to pick up with this and I'm going to show you scriptures Deuteronomy chapter 21 Exodus
1:39 chapter 21 where there was a civil law amongst Jewish people and the civil law was when you have a son or a daughter that disobeyed and they they they disrespected and disobeyed their parents the parents would take them to the gate of the city and all the people in the city would come and stone them to [Music] death because they would not respect and honor their parents that'd be some major killing if that was still a liive today but I'll travel through history
2:25 and show you God's heart about it it's the only only moral law where God included a blessing it's the only one where he he said if you do this where your parents are concerned you will you will live right you will you it'll be good with you he says and you'll live long on the earth we have an issue in our country where we disrespect the elderly and there are consequences for adult children who ignore and disrespect and dishonor their parents whether you think they deserve it or not the consequences
3:13 are big there are people that used to be on the planet some of them died horrible deaths and it can be traced back to the dishonor and disrespect of their parents we're not under that law anymore but it was the only one where God said if you do this all will be well with you and you'll live long and there are adult children who have parents that those adult children don't even budge a finger to take care of those parents something's coming you got a problem with your mom and daddy because something that they didn't do or you think they could have did it better and I'll talk I I show you
4:00 scripture where in the last days the children will be deceived into thinking they know more than the parent I freaked out thinking about this I thought I gave you life you wouldn't even be alive if one for me I talked to you about the issue I had with my daddy I hated him at one time I'm so glad I had a chance to repair that hated him pulled a gun on him you know how disrespectful and dishonorable that was I was on my way to a early grave I was also unsaved at the
4:47 [Music] time when I got saved I got saved my family got saved and I didn't know at the time but I made a commitment to him the short time he lived after that and my mother that I would honor them and now I would take care of my mother for the rest of her life that I will that all will be well with me and all that I'll live long in this earth it goes back to that you don't think so it goes back to that so if you are an adult person in here and you got a parent that you are a strange from and you're dishonoring them you
5:34 know the Bible says when you curse your parents it's not cussing them out but curse them when you when you when you speak negatively of them to your children and slander them in front of your children now your children got a problem with them just like you got a problem with them he said I will snuff your candle out it's a epidemic Beyond proportions that I've ever seen before and they think they have a right to strut around and dishonor their parents consequences are there and Jesus said in the last day that would be one of the greatest things you'll see you'll know I'm coming when you start looking
6:20 at children and how they dishonor their parents next
