If the Bible says honor thy Mother and Father, and your parents tell you to be a Budist, are you going to Hell for not accepting Christ?
2006-10-25 05:43:18 · 25 answers · asked by martin 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
another xtian contradiction.
2006-10-25 05:44:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
If your parents tell you to be budist they will be held accountable for that. In honoring your Mother and Father you can be respectful when choosing to not be budist and worship Christ instead.
2006-10-25 05:57:33 · answer #2 · answered by hiscinders 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have not accepted Christ the Bible is not where you would look for answers. If you have accepted Christ, you would know that the Bible says whosoever loves Mother, Father, sister or brother more than me is not fit for the kingdom of God. We are to obey the laws of the land and obey our parents up to the point where it would cause us to have to be disobedient to Christ at that point we should obey God rather than man. Even if that man means our parents.
2006-10-25 06:02:21 · answer #3 · answered by wisdom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ah, read John 3:17.
While Jesus said He would save you from your sins, He did warn that it could potentially ruin a lot of your relationships. Jesus compared himself to a sword that would tear apart children from their parents, or brothers from their sisters. The truth just does that sometimes.
Christianity is a Faith, not a "Religion". You cannot be saved by being part of the religion, but rather by believing in Jesus's Grace. Do you believe in His Grace? Is it changing you from sinful to Jesus-like? Then I can firmly say you are saved.
You can still honor your mother and father without obeying them. Give them the respect they deserve us parents and tell them the truth about yourself.
Be careful, though. Some societies kill even their children if they confess that they believe in Christ.
2006-10-25 05:50:42 · answer #4 · answered by JG 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think we can agree that God's law is first and foremost.
If not, thanks for the points.
If so, then God's first commandment would apply. We are to honor our parents, be subject to the government, and obey the law of the land as long as doing so does not contradict the law of God. In Acts 5:27 the apostles were brought before the Sanhedrin for disobeying orders not to teach. Peter and the others replied "We must obey God rather than men."
2006-10-25 06:01:39 · answer #5 · answered by NickofTyme 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My family are all Mormons. It broke hearts when I broke from the cult to find my way in Jesus. I was still there making sure my mother had the proper care an even company as she aged. I honored her as any child should their parent. That doesn't mean I have to obey every word she uttered. Jim
2006-10-25 05:57:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it depends on how you were raised. Were you raised Buddist (in which case, why are you asking about Christian beliefs. Are you changing religions?) or were you raised Christian and they decided out of the blue to be Buddist? How old are you in this senerio? It's not a yes or no question if you factor in all these things.
And honor doesn't always mean "obey". It means respect. You can disagree with your parents and do your own thing as long as you respect them and take their advice and sacrifices into concideration.
2006-10-25 05:56:33 · answer #7 · answered by sister steph 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything that breaks one of the "two greatest" commandments is contrary to the law of God...and worshiping Buddha would violate the first: "Love the Lord your God with all of your heart...."
Just like in spelling, we have the law "i before e except after c" so too are there exceptions, not contradictions, written within the laws of God....This is why for instance, Daniel did the right thing by disobeying the king's edict to refrain from all prayer for one month...even though we are to obey all "governing authoritites" (And so God delivered Daniel from the Lion's Den)
2006-10-25 05:49:59 · answer #8 · answered by whitehorse456 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It helps to have an understanding of what it means to honor your father and mother. It doesn't mean obey every single thing they say. We cannot obey any human when they want us to disobey God. This is not pleasing to Him. So, it is not, as someone else has said, a contradiction.
2006-10-25 05:51:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We're also told that our own family may disown us for following Christ. My parents, being open minded and loving toward me, would never insist I follow any faith. Christ stated that loving God was the most important command. Being Budhist would then be against Christianity's highest command.
In any event, when contradictions arise, love wins out.
2006-10-25 05:48:41 · answer #10 · answered by luvwinz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honor and obey are 2 different things....Besides Christ said that he would bring divsions in the households. Father against So,Mother against Daughter....
2006-10-25 05:48:39 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋