Ephesians 6:1-4

I. The responsibility of children (Ephesians 6:1-3)

A. Obey your parents – listen to, hearken (Matthew 8:27; Acts 6:7; Acts 12:13)
B. This is right – righteous, just (Hebrews 10:38; James 5:16; 1 Peter 3:12)
C. Honor (Exodus 20:12)
1. One cannot honor God if he does not honor his parents (Matthew 15:3-9)
2. Honor also commanded toward widows (1 Timothy 5:3), to all men and to the king (1 Peter 2:17)

D. The first commandment with promise

II. The duty of parents—specifically fathers (Ephesians 6:4)

A. Do not provoke your children to wrath
B. Bring them up (Proverbs 22:6)
C. Training and admonition – a balance of positive and negative (2 Timothy 3:16)