{"id":2268930,"date":"2024-06-16T13:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-16T17:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-does-it-mean-to-obey-the-5th-commandment-as-a-grown-up\/"},"modified":"2024-06-16T13:10:47","modified_gmt":"2024-06-16T17:10:47","slug":"what-does-it-mean-to-obey-the-5th-commandment-as-a-grown-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-does-it-mean-to-obey-the-5th-commandment-as-a-grown-up\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does Obeying the 5th Commandment Mean for Adults?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhat-does-it-mean-to-obey-the-5th-commandment-as-a-grown-up%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2268930&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article from the Theology of Work Project, published on\u200c the Western \u2062Journal website, \u2062discusses the importance of honoring one&#8217;s parents as stipulated by the fifth commandment. It explains \u2064that parenting is a critical\u200c form of work that deserves the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-floyd-rioter-admits-he-set-pawnshop-ablaze-but-denies-killing-man-inside\/\" title=\"George Floyd Rioter Admits He Set Pawnshop Ablaze But Denies Killing Man Inside\">highest respect<\/a>. The commandment not only encompasses speaking well of \u2063one&#8217;s parents but also involves\u2062 practical care and provision, a \u2062point emphasized by Jesus in \u200drelation to the Pharisees&#8217; interpretation.<\/p>\n<p>The article acknowledges that while honoring parents can be a source of joy, it can also be \u2062challenging, especially\u200c in cases where \u2063relationships are strained or when parents require intensive care due to aging or conditions like\u200b dementia. Despite these difficulties, obeying the fifth commandment promises a life of \u200dprosperity and wellness, as mentioned\u2064 in Deuteronomy\u2063 5:16.<\/p>\n<p>It stresses\u200d that\u2063 honoring parents teaches respect \u2062and proper relationship dynamics, which are valuable in all\u2064 areas of life, including the workplace. The piece views this commandment as a fundamental part of workplace \u200dethics, where caring for parents may\u2062 directly or indirectly influence \u200cone&#8217;s job choices and performance.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, it mentions the responsibility of parents to be\u2064 trustworthy\u2064 and respectful to earn their children&#8217;s obedience and \u2064respect, drawing from\u200c Apostle Paul&#8217;s advice in Ephesians. The theology presented underscores that\u200b fulfilling the \u2062fifth commandment is both a personal duty \u200band a communal\u2063 consideration \u200bin the workplace, supporting\u200b a\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-hawkins-25-common-sense-truths-that-youre-no-longer-supposed-to-say\/\" title=\"John Hawkins: 25 Common Sense Truths That You\u2019re No Longer Supposed to Say\">balanced life<\/a> that respects family commitments.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lifestyle\/\">  Lifestyle &#038; Human Interest <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/theologyofwork\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/theologyofwork\/%20\"><span>Theology of Work Project<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 16, 2024 at 8:00am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>The fifth commandment says that we must respect the most basic authority among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-conservatism-must-conserve\/\" title=\"What Conservatism Must Conserve\">human beings<\/a>, that of parents for children.<\/p>\n<p>To put it another way, parenting children is among the most important kinds of work there are in the world, and it both deserves and requires the greatest respect.<\/p>\n<p>There are many ways to honor \u2014 or dishonor \u2014 your father and mother. In Jesus\u2019 day, the Pharisees wanted to restrict this to speaking well of them. But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/city-manager-bans-jesus-prayers-says-harassing-hostile-use-name-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jesus<\/a> pointed out that obeying this commandment requires working to provide for your parents (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Mark+7%3A9-13&#038;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark 7:9-13<\/a>). We honor people by working for their good.<\/p>\n<p>For many people, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/change-his-name-and-start-his-life-over-defense-attorney-offers-post-trial-advice-to-kyle-rittenhouse\/\" title=\"\u2018Change His Name And Start His Life Over\u2019: Defense Attorney Offers Post-Trial Advice To Kyle Rittenhouse\">good relationships<\/a> with parents are one of the joys of life. Loving service to them is a delight and obeying this commandment is easy. But we are put to the test by this commandment when we find it burdensome to work on behalf of our parents.<\/p>\n<p>We may have been ill-treated or neglected by them. They may be controlling and meddlesome. Being around them may undermine our sense of self, our commitment to our spouses (including our responsibilities under the third commandment), even our relationship with God.<\/p>\n<p>Even if we have good relationships with our parents, there may come a time when caring for them is a major burden simply because of the time and work it takes. If aging or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jay-leno-granted-conservatorship-estate-wife-dementia-difficult-period\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dementia<\/a> begins to rob them of their memory, capabilities, and good nature, caring for them can become a deep sorrow.<\/p>\n<p>Yet the fifth commandment comes with a promise: \u201cthat your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land that the Lord your God is giving you\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Deuteronomy+5%3A16&#038;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deuteronomy 5:16<\/a>). Through proper honor of parents, children learn proper respect in every other kind of relationship, including those in their future workplaces.<\/p>\n<p>Obeying this command enables us to live long and do well because developing proper relationships of respect and authority is essential to individual success and social order.<\/p>\n<p>Because this is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commanded-rest-impact-fall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">command<\/a> to work for the benefit of parents, it is inherently a workplace command. The place of work may be where we earn money to support them, or it may be in the place where we assist them in the tasks of daily life. Both are work.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you honor your parents?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When we take a job because it allows us to live near them, or send money to them, or make use of the values and gifts they developed in us, or accomplish things they taught us are important, we are honoring them.<\/p>\n<p>When we\u00a0limit\u00a0our careers so that we can be present with them, clean and cook for them, bathe and embrace them, take them to the places they love, or diminish their fears, we are honoring them.<\/p>\n<p>Parents therefore have the duty to be worthy of trust, respect, and obedience. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/many-ways-fathers-teach-children-values\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raising children<\/a> is a form of work, and no workplace requires higher standards of trustworthiness, compassion, justice, and fairness.<\/p>\n<p>As the Apostle Paul put it, \u201cFathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Ephesians+6%3A4&#038;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ephesians 6:4<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Only by God\u2019s grace could anyone hope to serve adequately as a parent, another indication that worship of God and obedience to His ways underlies all of Deuteronomy.<\/p>\n<p>In our workplaces, we can help other people fulfill the fifth commandment, as well as obey it ourselves. We can remember that employees, customers, co-workers, bosses, suppliers, and others also have families, and then adjust our expectations to support them in honoring their families.<\/p>\n<p>When others share or complain about their struggles with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/report-one-four-gen-z-job-applicants-bring-parents-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">parents<\/a>, we can listen to them compassionately, support them practically (say, by offering to take a shift so they can be with their parents), or perhaps offer a godly perspective for them to consider.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if a career-focused colleague reveals a family crisis, we have a chance both to pray for the family and to suggest that the colleague think about rebalancing time between career and family.<\/p>\n<p><em>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-loeffler-fires-back-after-ossoff-accuses-her-of-campaigning-with-kkk-member\/\" title=\"Sen. Loeffler Fires Back After Ossoff Accuses Her of Campaigning with KKK Member\">article appeared originally<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theologyofwork.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Theology of Work<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"author-info-45832\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/theologyofwork\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45832\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45832\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45832\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>  The Theology of Work Project (TOW) is an independent, international non-profit organization dedicated to researching, writing, and distributing materials with a biblical perspective on non-church workplaces. The Project\u2019s primary mission is to produce resources covering every book of the Bible. We are also developing resources for the most significant topics in today\u2019s workplace, such as calling, ethics, truth &#038; deception, provision &#038; wealth, motivation, finance, and economics and society. Wherever possible, we collaborate with other faith-and-work organizations, churches, universities and seminaries to help equip workplace Christians for meaningful and fruitful work of every kind. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lifestyle &amp; Human Interest by Theology of Work Project, June 16, 2024. The fifth commandment emphasizes the fundamental human authority: parental guidance. 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