why cant you show him some respect? I am not being sarcastic or anything here, but try and look at it in a different way, he is our father, should he not ask for respect and that we obey his rules?
2007-08-14 05:26:54 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
My dad never threatened to burn me for disobedience.
2007-08-14 05:31:56 · answer #1 · answered by Eleventy 6 · 12⤊ 3⤋
You misunderstood- God did not say to love your parents He said to honor them- that is show them respect and if read that whole verse it comes with a promise of a long and prosperous life. No, God does not make mistakes and He does a purpose and a plan for your life. Your last statement - actually you do have control over that. The best you could do is instead of harboring all that anger is to forgive and forget. As long you are angry they have control over you and they do not sound like people I would want controlling my mind and heart and that is exactly what you are letting them do. That anger will seethe inside of you and turn to rage- and then you will either turn it inward an become suicidal or turn it outward and become homicidal. So- for the safety and sanity of yourself and others - let it go and let God deal with them as He may- He is the perfect judge and His sentences are just.
2016-05-17 10:53:12 · answer #2 · answered by laronda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree...I may get 10,000 thumbs down from the disbelievers, but there is only 1 thumb up that I seek--the thumb of He who created me, who created the rest of mankind. I read others calling Him an absentee Father, but if one searches inside, in what people call their social constructions or their conscience, they will find Him. I believe ina Holy Spirit. I read where people say He is abusive, and allows things to happen--but I also believe in free will and that mankind can decide as he has since the day Adam and eve bit into the forbidden fruit. As a parent, I have administered tough love, and have seen other parents do likewise. I know there is abuse, but there is also such a thing as discipline-and I have noticed for a long time how discipline and disciple are root words. It means to teach and to be the student that is being taught.
It's a shame because these answers seem to be coming from youngsters, and for them to feel as they do, it means that they have not learned respect for parents.
I did not always pay attention to my dad, and I cannot say I have never disobeyed my parents' rules or GD's Laws.
It took me years, maturation as a person and as a believer, to see things as I do now. I did not knwo the reasons my parents said things to me that I thought was being cruel, and painful...I do now...Maybe them, the reason why there is not as much respect, although one reason is we are in the end times, and the Book of Revelation and others do address that, is that there needs to be maturation--as humans and as people of GD, for us to see things we did not see in our infancy. It is as Paul said in 1 Corinthians, "when I was a child, I did childish things. Now that I am an adult, I do the adult thing."
2007-08-14 06:23:50 · answer #3 · answered by sirburd 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes I agree, God is my Heavenly Father, my Heavenly Dad as well. And He does get all my respect and my obedience..People read the Bible so far and when they come across something that they don't understand the whys God did this or that they use it against Him, if they would just read the whole Bible they would get the understanding of all the whys God did this or that..But they don't they won't they just refuse it and its something to hold against God..Actually its about loving, respect obedience and a lot of people in the Bible wanted to live their way and not the way God wanted them too..When your boss says do it this way, but just because you want it done your way, you do it your way and it falls apart, that's not listening nor is it obeying what your boss said, if you had done it right the first time it would not have fallen apart..makes sense to me..Peace
2007-08-14 05:50:22 · answer #4 · answered by pops 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I think many people, such as myself, view parenting somewhat differently. I would never do to my child what a lot of reoligious people say God will do to us. Also, since the "rules" out there were created by people interpreting God's will, it's hard to say which rules God wants us to follow. Ask yourself what most parents want for their children. I believe most of them would say they want them to be happy and live a meaningful life. Very few would put caveats on that, ie "I want them to be happy, but they have to be a doctor and marry a blonde and have three kids". I think God is the same way. It's called uncondtional love for a reason, folks. And respect has to be earned, not demanded.
2007-08-14 05:41:38 · answer #5 · answered by Mama Mac 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
But then you postulate he is an absolute reality. Which I am sure he is to you. To me, there are no such things as gods.
Would you respect the beliefs from someone who aged 50 still thinks Santa exists (but in all other respects is a perfectly normal human)? What if he believed in fairies?
Should the idea of gods be awarded respect above and beyond that?
2007-08-14 06:42:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Dear Cindy, Cindy
(dble-mindead pun intended)
Grace(not law) unto you, and peace(not division),
from God OUR FATHER and (from) the Lord J-->C.
There's a difference between:
The Father and Our Father,
as if two Gods: high/higher.
Pst: "there is NO RESPECT of persons with God".
But there's evidently RESPECT wanted against God.
His Grace does NOT have any rules(laws).
Grace neither tempts(laws) nor can be tempted(lawed).
Thereby His Grace cannot lie(law) nor die(law).
But Law vs Law notably does both: Lie and Die.
As we speak, the Dead Sea is dying(vanishing).
The word of God is "sharper than any twoedged sword":
Allegory: Grace is smarter than Mt 22 & Rom 8 Law Law.
Law vs Law: Loser vs Loser: Either Way you're a L-oser.
Any K or H "divided against itself" shall fall, to desolation,
the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel: Law;
Is why Daniel finally told: shut up & seal it: the Book of Law.
Not to meniton the unsealing of it is as seven (other) spirits.
The GRACE of our Lord Jesus Christ with you all. Amen.
2007-08-14 05:40:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have little respect for "his" parenting method. If I followed that example I would have a bunch of kids, choose only one to be my favorite while ignoring the rest, and eventually punish not only the ignored ones but their children as well. Not only that, but I'd let them run around in situations where they could be seriously hurt, (or set themselves up for punishment) with out supervising them.
To compound this, I'd tell them a version of the "truth" that has no evidence and make sure that there was massive amounts of proof to the contrary.
Definitely not my idea of good parenting in any sense.
2007-08-14 05:37:37 · answer #8 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
If God were a father, he would have been hauled off to prison for the worst abuse and neglect charges imaginable! Sorry, but respect is to be EARNED, not demanded, and the Christians' imaginary daddy hasn't earned anything from me other than disgust and contempt.
2007-08-14 05:38:59 · answer #9 · answered by Antique Silver Buttons 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
You have to remember that to people who don't believe in gods, those characters are invented by other people, and therefore deserve no more respect than any other fictitious character. I don't have any significant respect for Spongebob Squarepants and I think of other people's gods in the same kind of way. Except that the god of the Bible committed far more heinous atrocities than Spongebob ever has, so far as I'm aware.
2007-08-14 05:32:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
An absentee father, maybe. I can't for the life of me come up with one reason why he should be shown respect. Respect must be earned, and no where in the Bible does this happen.
2007-08-14 05:32:36 · answer #11 · answered by iamnoone 7 · 8⤊ 2⤋