Ex 20:12

[Mbon]

Im having trouble of getting an answer from any clergy.

Exodus 20:12 "Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you."

I was raised in the Gay Community and my bio father is gay and the man he is "married" to is also gay.

Through my upbringing with them has made a lasting impression on me. I've been thinking of publishing a book for many years and with the latest headlines with gays, I think the time is right.

My question is, would i violate Ex 20:12 if I decide to publish my book and the downfalls of gay parenting?

 

[Distinguished]

I hope that none of my words offends you; that is not my intentions. It would be your gay parents who have neglected the Word of God and therefore anything you say against them would be doing the right thing in God's eyes. It is okay to rebuke your parents if they are not following God. Honor your parents only assumes that they are being obedient to God. Same with wives submit to your husbands. If the husband is not being obedient to his head, which is Jesus, then she is no longer obligated to submit to him. She then can skip her husband and just be submissive to Jesus.

So to answer your question, it is okay to write your book in the eyes of God, according to the bible.

 

[joey_downunder]

Yes you were raised by two men so they did act as your parents.

You can tell your story being truthful and respectful at the same time. It would be very interesting to know what someone like you thought and felt while growing up.

 

[miamited]

Once we believe the truth, then we are obligated to honor our parents. However, I think the real issue is what God meant by 'honor'. I'm confident God didn't mean that we should accept evil or unrighteousness from them, but that we must be respectful and obedient to them so far as that obedience doesn't mean they want us to do something that is against God's commands.

I see no reason why anything written in truth and compassion cannot be done in an honorable manner. However, if your fathers should ask you not to write, then you shouldn't write it. Just consider what it means to 'honor' a person and you shouldn't have any problem.

God bless you.
In Christ, Ted.

 

[juvenissun]

A father is also a human, and a father could be very wrong in something. So father or not, right is right, wrong is wrong according to God. You do not have to worry about express your opinion on that.

However, you should honor your father even when he is very wrong. You respect him, love him and obey him. You express your opinion. But do not use it to argue with or to attack him directly. If you can not do what he told you to do, don't fight, just walk away.

There should be no conflict between loving God and loving your father.