By respectful, loving, and willing obedience and by good behavior to their parents, both in their presence and in their absence.
Prov. 1:8. My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.
Eph. 6:1. Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
64. Whom must we honor and obey besides our parents?
All those whom God has placed over us, such as guardians, employers, teachers, and the government.
65. Must we obey parents and superiors when they ask us to do what is sinful?
No; we ought to obey God rather than men. Acts 5:29.
66. What is the duty of parents toward their children?
They must love them, pray for them, bring them up in the fear of the Lord, and in everything seek their temporal and spiritual good.
Prov. 13:24. He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.