I love and respect my own parents a lot, but not everyone is blessed with parents like mine.

And so we have several related questions in the inbox from adults who are trying to figure

out how to honor their parents.

For many, this becomes more and more perplexing.

As we grow into adulthood, we see our parents fall it's more clearly.

And in the late teen transition to adulthood, parental authority changes, it lessens in

the relationship changes.

It all leads to various questions like this one.

Can we honor our parents if we don't respect them?

The question was put in particularly clear in brief terms by one listener to the podcast.

An anonymous 20-something listener says this, Pastor John, my question is rather simple.

How can I honor my parents when I don't respect them or does honoring them assume that you

do respect them?

Pastor John, what would you say?

Yes, I don't think there is a great difference between the terms honor and respect.

Respect, I think, refers most often to our inner assessment of someone's character or

achievement while honor more often refers to our various demonstrations toward them in

words or behaviors that express our respect.

So I think the real question is how do we honor or respect parents who without any repentance

act in dishonorable and blame-worthy ways?

That's the question.

This is a very crucial question, not only because every question has to come to terms with

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