God's Word,  teaches children to respect, honor, and obey their parents.  Only when we are children are we to OBEY our parents. But we should always HONOR our parents as long as we live. To honor primarily means to show respect and treat with special consideration.  Children should submit to their parents and show them respect. Even if your parents do not serve God, you still must respect and obey them. However, God does not expect you to obey them when they tell you to sin by doing wrong things. From the Old Testament we learn how serious it is for children not to submit to their parents. The punishment was very severe. In those days children who refused to submit to their parents were killed! We are not living under the Old Testament law, but it was written to teach us. It shows us what God thinks of rebellious children.



 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
 "Honor your father and mother," which is the first commandment with promise:
"that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth." (Ephesians 6:1-3)