Ephesians 6:2 (NIV) says, "'Honor your father and mother'-- which is the first commandment with a promise--.
This is a reference to Exodus 20:12 (NIV), "Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you."
what is the meaning of the first commandment
The Bible says a child should honor his parents so that he may live a long life. The first commandment with a promise. Of course as soon as we break it, then the promise doesn't apply.
Obey your parents in the Lord because it is right. Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with a promise of a good, long life.
i am god
the first commandment prohibits idolatry because believing in false gods is against the catholic religion.
The Eleventh Commandment - novel - was created in 1998.
The Seventh Commandment. Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery AND The Tenth Commandment. Thou Shalt Not Covet thy neighbors...anything! AND The First Commandment. Thou Shalt have NO other Gods before me.
Deadline - 2000 The First Commandment 1-10 was released on: USA: 31 March 2001
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 "Honor your father and mother"--which is the first commandment with a promise-- Ephesians 6:1-2 And there are many more as the Family is central in God's Plan for mankind.
It means that if you are able to obey the first commandment, "thou shall not kill" then you should be able to obey the other nine.
In the Hebrew Bible, the commandment is: Love your neighbor as yourself; I am the LORD your God. In the New Testament, Jesus teaches that it is the "greatest" commandment to love your neighbor as yourself. So one has a suffix while the other has a prefix. It should be noted that it was the defining belief among the Pharisees that acts of loving-kindness are "greater" than ritual laws.
"promise this" was first released in October 2010.