Honoring Your Parents with Jon Behrens

Correction: The end of the video says April 7 for the Ryan White event, but I meant to say April 9! Sorry about that!

The Common Sense Bible Study crew has a conversation with Jon Behrens, pastor of Restoration Messianic Fellowship in Boulder, Colorado, about the fifth commandment, "Honor your father and mother".

All of our cultural and national problems can, at least in part, be attributed to a breakdown of the parent-child relationship as God intended it. Jon offers us several pieces of advice on giving our children a better life and fighting the culture war.

1. Stay married. There's no substitute for having both mother and father in the home.
2. God's design for the male-female dynamic is fundamental to the structure of the universe and a healthy family.
3. Stay connected with your church, community, and family in order take advantage of their accumulated wisdom.
4. Be consistent in prayer as a family for revival and against unrighteousness.
5. Persist in sharing the Word and in standing against the degradation of culture and morals.
6. Encourage one another.
7. Discipline your children.
8. Don't be overly harsh with your children.
9. Parents, but especially fathers, read the Proverbs together with your children.
10. Learn to think about what you're thinking about. Be aware of your state of mind and how you got there.

You can visit Jon's ministry website at https://crimsonthread.com.

Books mentioned in this conversation:

All About Men by Joseph H. Peck. https://amzn.to/3nqSKSg
The Boy Crisis by Warren Farrell and John Gray. https://amzn.to/3M4kLcm
Everyday Holiness by Alan Morinis. https://amzn.to/3FW7r64

From Jay Carper and Common Sense Bible Study (https://CommonSenseBibleStudy.com). and American Torah (https://www.AmericanTorah.com).