Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother

Hun you just take your best shot at me. I have been called a lot worse than Pagan by so called Christians. It won't even offend me because I know exactly why people say things like that even before they say them.

Where is it that I called you a pagan?? Do some research on worshipping the Mother Earth and you will find just what I told you. Where in the bible does it say anything about Mother Earth? I have given you a verse where it says not to worship creation but the Creator. Do you actually read what people write or just argue? Wouldn't Mother Earth be an idol???

I used to think it meant our mom and dad to but then Jesus tells us to not call any man Father. I don't believe Jesus would tell us to not do something and then do it himself.

I am not sure that is what is meant by not calling any man Father. I think that is meant in the same way the word Lord is used. For most of us in this time period, we think of Lord as God. In that time period Lord meant God, but it also was meant for those in authority over us. Wives called their husbands Lord. Things in scripture have to be taken in context with the time period the words were expressed. I am sure it means our parents when the Bible speaks of honoring our father and mother. I do not believe mother refers to mother earth. I think that is more leading toward paganism than Christianity to say that, not that I am saying you are following that direction. I really believe that the word Father is meant in a totally different context here than that of our parent. There are many many families where the parents are called mother and father instead of mom or dad or mama or papa....the titles we give our parents all cultures have their own. Whether the actual word father is used or dad, or papa, or some other translation....it cannot mean the same thing that is meant in scripture when we are told not to call any man Father. I think this is more meant that we should not be giving that high honor that we give to God to any other man. So much has to be studied to find out the real meaning. Language differences, nuances, usages of the original terms, etc, as well as the culture of that time. Jesus called his own mother "Mother". I am sure he probably called his dad "Father". He uses the term father in other scriptures also. You cannot just take one line such as that one and make a command out of it without going further into scripture and find out what He meant by it. Even priests in certain Christian denominations are called "Father". I do have my questions about how they came about doing that in light of scripture. But I have no doubt in my mind that the Bible meant our parents when speaking about honoring our father and mother. It is in both the old and new testaments. And since father is paired with mother, and Jesus never said we couldn't call anyone Mother, I have to believe it means parents.