I have a question about #Christianity and possibly other #Abrahamic faiths too:
If we are all God's children and therefore must obey him like a child obeys their father, when do we grow up? A child doesn't obey their parents forever. Obeying your parents is something you are made to do to prepare you for the world. What are we being prepared for by God?
Now, I realise that when Jesus Christ, St Paul, Abraham, Moses, etc were alive, maybe children *were* expected to obey their parents into adulthood. But not many people still believe that today, so, assuming you don't believe that and you are a member of a faith that believes humanity's relationship to God is as I described, what is your answer to the above question.
And if you do believe that adult children are obligated to continue to obey their parents for whatever reason, I still would like to hear from you.
If we are all God's children and therefore must obey him like a child obeys their father, when do we grow up? A child doesn't obey their parents forever. Obeying your parents is something you are made to do to prepare you for the world. What are we being prepared for by God?
Now, I realise that when Jesus Christ, St Paul, Abraham, Moses, etc were alive, maybe children *were* expected to obey their parents into adulthood. But not many people still believe that today, so, assuming you don't believe that and you are a member of a faith that believes humanity's relationship to God is as I described, what is your answer to the above question.
And if you do believe that adult children are obligated to continue to obey their parents for whatever reason, I still would like to hear from you.
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