Why is there no Commandment of God saying, "respect thy offspring" and yet there is a "respect thy parents":
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Thats a strange question, I feel you are judging and dont want to be judged. Also your not well informed about the bible.\nLike back in the old testament a kid was just a little more worth than a slave. The parents even had the right to get the disobidient kid publicly executed... thats in the bible too and apparently you didnt read that, yet you turned an "atheist"?\nIf you are honest about it then you arent an atheist, your having doubts about it, thats why you are asking this question.\nStop being stubborn. Search the bible for answers and dont look here!
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Gods Word is the standard in which people are to be judge, and that is in fact going foward now. Every man woman and child is headed for the grave, everyone is on probation and that gift of time has been bought for you by Jesus, and it was He that Was with God in the beginning, and If we love Him we are to obey His commandments, now they are NOT the 10 suggestions, they spell out the first 4 how we relate to God and the last 6 how we relate to each other. Apart from God's Word there is no morals at all.
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Because most people would not agree that we are all the children of *one* God.  They'd say we are all children of different Gods, and that makes some of us superior to others, saying "my God is better than your God."  Don't remember who said it, but there is the quote "Ideologies separate us.  Dreams and anguish bring us together."
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I think many people don't make sure that their children understand that they are expected to act respectfully - it is not an option to be respectful, it is a responsibility to carry yourself in a respectful manner.  If they want to be respected, they must act respectfully.  And then there are some parents that don't set a good example because they themselves are disrespectful people.  Parenting.  It's a difficult job, but someone has to do it.  It truly takes a village - we should all make sure that the kids we have in our lives know that respect will not be received if it not also given.
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I have asked people that smoke the same question and most of them say its because there gonna die anyway. but the thing of it is, God has provided us the chance to live forever on a paradise on earth. he gave his only begotten perfect son to equal out the other perfect son he lost to sin Adam. but he also said not to defile your body. and also to respect the life god gave you cause its precious. so how can they live if they cant obey god commands.
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they don't understand God dint have a son.\nbecause he don't NEED a son.
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Morality is not taught as much as it used to be by the general public.(eg. prison populations) Teaching or having morals is an option we are given. Being the people God wants us to be is also an option. Regardless of what moral values a person has they can still become a child in God and God will do the rest. God will not hold the entire human race responsible for the actions of non-believers. Just the actions of each individual.
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A better question is WHY do juveniles these days have a lack of morals, values, and respect?  People need to STOP BLAMING the younger generation.  We did not raise ourselves, we are not this way on our own!  Parents need to play more of a role in thier kids' lives if they want them to start holding morals and giving respect.
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There is truly much to do to discharge successfully these responsibilities that rest upon God-fearing parents. It is a huge job. But, then, there are so many joys and satisfactions to be gained along the way as you see your children develop into fine, upright, God-honoring men and women. And what a thrill for parents to know that they have indeed helped their children to comply with the command that bears a promise: “Honor your father and your mother”! Worldly parents often make it very difficult for their children to honor them in harmony with God’s requirement. But Christian parents have the joy of knowing that they did what was humanly possible, and, with Jehovah’s help, ensured for their children “a long time on the earth”—yes, so long a time that it may well reach into the New Order beyond Armageddon.—Eph. 6:2, 3.\n\n How satisfying to know that you have obeyed the divine injunction to “train up a boy according to the way for him,” the way that bypasses a corrupt and immoral system of things, and rejects its deceptive rewards and death-dealing goals! How rewarding to observe how Jehovah blesses your efforts as your child grows up and never turns aside from the way that leads to life and peace with his Creator! (Prov. 22:6) The acknowledging of God’s direction in your responsibility as a parent has secured a vital need of all children, their need for love, guidance and a sense of security. Truly “the judicial decisions of Jehovah are true; they have proved altogether righteous. . . . In the keeping of them there is a large reward.”—Ps. 19:9, 11.
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God-fearing parents have the responsibility to bring up their children in the faith. This isn't hard to figure out; if you're a parent and your religion teaches that only Christians go to heaven, why would you want your kids to go to hell? Would you insist that their "right to choose their own religion" was MORE important than where they will spend eternity?\n\nI was not given a chance to choose ANY religion when I was little. I grew up without the values and certainty and comfort of knowing God is there and what He has done for me and what He expects of me. I don't intend to leave my own children in the same sort of vacuum.\n\nIncluding one's children in the household religion is something that has been lost, it seems to me. "Religion is a STRICTLY PERSONAL THING," we are told. And by that if we mean that every one of us is personally ACCOUNTABLE TO GOD for how we've lived, it's true. But we are ALSO accountable to Him for how we have raised our children. Why would we let them die in their sins by not raising them in the nurture and admonition of the Christian faith?
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The original word for God that was used in the Hebrew text for Genesis actually means something like "a God" or "Gods" or something along those lines, I forget which.  Anyway, the point I'm trying to say, is that the very early Jews were still slightly paganistic, and they basically were like "the pagans gods exist, but OUR God is greater than any of them"  The ten commandments is another example of this.  God doesn't outright say "those pagan's gods don't exist" he says "don't worship them, I'm YOUR God, the others are for the pagans"
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tradition.....?\nno other biological reason
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I agree with Unknown. In the majority of cases, children adopt their parent's religion.\n\nHowever, Jehovah's Witnesses must study the Bible, and make a conscientious choice to dedicate our lives to Jehovah. This includes children whose parents are Jehovah's Witnesses.
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Well you sort of answered your own question because we cant agree on anything especially God. Which God do you prefer we keep? generic? Thats the one the forefathers kept.Whats Important to one is B.S. to another. As a Christian  I realize no government of man can ever be perfect We are imperfect and eventually it corrupts.We can only work to make it as good as it can be and I agree its a mess.
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Dear ES,\n\nThrough the years I've heard so many people say that it isn't fair to people who aren't born in Christian families or in a Christian nation.\n\nThe thing is that nobody is born a Christian, absolutely nobody.  The awesome uncreated Creator didn't have to save a single person because ALL have sinned and fallen short of His glory.  But while we were yet dead in our sins Christ died for the ungodly.\n\nJesus is the only Way to the Father but the Father does NOT have any quotas.  He doesn't want anybody to be eternally separated from Him.\n\nI'm enjoying your questions but I'll eventually get to the links you have provided.  Thank you!
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I do fully agree with you.\nPeople do not understand that God can not be attributed the qualities of his subjects.\nHe cannot have a son as man does. That is a human characteristic which can lead to vile deeds. God is above that nature.\nTherefore there can only be One God, Who cannot have a son (What for? To inherit him?!!) That is why we say God is the Supreme and Everliving Being.
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It means honor them. Respect their wishes. When they advise u to do something...think long and hard and evaluate the advice before ignoring it, or not following it. Give them the courtesy of not just blowing them or their ideas,insights,wisdom,and guidance off. It in no way, shape or form means obedience. I was raised to believe it did, but I asked two preists(yes, I'm catholic and my faith is pretty important to me), and they say that the 4th commandment in no way(though it would make them happy), means u have to obey ur parents. I understand that little kids must think it means obedience, so they will obey their parents.