not to our liking. [Eph. 6:1, Col. 3:20+, Prov. 1:8]

LOVE them, and show our love by a constant desire and effort to please
them. We should call to mind what they have done and still do for us,
that our love for them may grow deep and tender. [John 19:26, 27]

ESTEEM them. We should regard and appreciate them as a precious gift of
God. Children who have lost father or mother have met with a great loss.

IN LATER YEARS. We should honor, love and _obey_ our parents while we
are young; and we should still _love_ and _honor_ them when we are
older. We must not despise or be ashamed of them if we happen to rise to
a higher position in life than they. When they have grown old and
feeble, we should care tenderly for them; and after they are dead, we
should treasure their memory.

OUR DUTY TO OUR SUPERIORS. [Rom. 13:7+]

The Pastor is to be honored for the sake of the office which he holds.
He is the ambassador of Christ; [II Cor. 5:20] and when he preaches the
Gospel, or speaks words of admonition and counsel in private, the
Saviour speaks through him. Those who hear him hear Christ; those who
despise him despise Christ. [Luke 10:16] We should heed his admonitions,
[Heb. 13:17+, I Thess. 5:12, 13] and, as far as we are able, help and
encourage him in his work.

Our Teachers in Sunday-school and in other schools are placed over us in
a position of authority, and must therefore be respected and honored.

Rulers and the Government. The State is God's servant to regulate