The Ten Commandments: #5: Build Honor in Your Family

What’s the promise behind the Fifth Commandment? “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land.” In this powerful follow-up episode of Family Vision, Rob and Amy Rienow explore the biblical promise connected to honoring parents—and why it’s about more than just long life for individuals.

You’ll learn how this commandment affects not only individual families, but also entire nations and cultures. Plus, the Rienows offer practical wisdom for teaching children the difference between obedience and honor, and why cultivating a heart of honor leads to deeper faith and healthier relationships.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

- What the Bible really means by “that your days may be long in the land”

- The corporate blessing tied to generational honor and faith

- How to teach children to honor you without being authoritarian

- The crucial difference between obedience and lifelong honor

- How dishonor in the home leads to breakdown in society

- Encouragement for parents who feel awkward requiring honor

Featured Resources:

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Next week, we continue the 10 Commandments series by exploring "You shall not murder." What does that mean beyond the physical act? And how do anger and hatred play into the deeper meaning Jesus gives us? Join us for a conversation that hits close to home.