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What is the definition of Honor according to the text?
To hold high regard, respect, and love.
What is one of the duties of the parents mentioned in the text?
Provide food and clothing
What is required of children as they grow into adulthood?
To honor their parents and potentially become their caretakers
Who are the models for family life according to the text?
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What does 'Honoring' entail according to the text?
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What is an example of 'Dishonoring' mentioned in the text?
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What is necessary for a Christian family to survive according to the text?
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What is one way to strengthen family bonds according to the text?
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What is the benefit of strong families according to the text?
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What is the role of children in relation to their parents' authority?
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What happens to the role of the parent and child as the child grows into adulthood?
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Why is strong love between family members necessary?
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What is the result of a strong family bond?
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What is required of parents in relation to their children?
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What is the importance of praying together in the family?
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Study Notes
Family Life and the Fourth Commandment
- Honor is defined as holding high regard, respect, and love for others.
Duties of Family Members
- Parents' duties:
- Maintain good order in the home
- Provide food and clothing
- Educate their children
- Tend to the welfare of their children's needs
- Children's duties:
- Love, honor, and respect their parents
- Respect the authority of those put in place by their parents (e.g., government authorities, teachers, clergy, babysitters)
Honoring Parents
- Honoring parents involves respecting and obeying those in authority and praying and sacrificing for them
- Dishonoring parents involves being disrespectful, not listening to authorities, and ignoring elderly parents in need
Importance of Family Bond
- A strong bond of love between family members is necessary to unite the family and make it holy
- The Holy Family (Mary, Jesus, Joseph) is the model for family life
- Strong families contribute to a strong society
- Parents are required to respect their children
- Praying together strengthens the family
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