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All Lord’s Days

Parents and Authority

Question 104

What does God require in the fifth commandment?

That I show all honour, love, and faithfulness to my father and mother and all in authority over me, and submit myself to their good instruction and correction with due obedience, and also patiently bear with their weaknesses and infirmities since God is pleased to govern us by their hand.

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