Eph 6:1-3 Is this directive applicable to all children?
Eph 6:1-3 Is this directive applicable to all children?
No, this is directed only to the families of believers, because the children addressed here are to be influenced by religious duty as well as natural affection.
This would be most unlikely to influence the children of unbelievers, because these children have to obey their parents as if obeying the Lord Himself (CP Col 3:20 with Pr 1:8, 4:1-4, 7:1-3).
This directive is also one of the Ten Commandments, and is the first commandment with a promise attached … that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth (CP Ex 20:12 with Lev 19:3).
To honour means to revere, respect, esteem, and obey. See also comments on Eph 6:4 and author's study Husbands, Wives, Children - their Duties and Obligations to Each Other in his book Advanced Studies in the Christian Faith (Volume 2).