Honor your father and mother and you will live long on earth.

“Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.”

Deuteronomy 5:16

To honor our parents, through whom God gave us life. To honor our elders and those in authority in society. Respect is respect for persons, which is shown by greeting them, listening to them, not slandering them, and other rules that will follow.

9 "Anyone who curses his father or his mother must be put to death. He who curses his father or his mother will be held responsible for his blood.

3,Mojzisova 20

Romans 13,

1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the existing authorities have been established by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will receive judgment to themselves. 3 Do not fear rulers for the good you do, but for the evil you do. Do you not want to fear authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from it. 4 For it is God's minister for your good. But if you do evil, be afraid, for it does not bear the sword in vain. For it is God's minister, an avenger, an executioner of wrath against the one who practices evil. 5 Therefore it is necessary to be subject, not only because of wrath, but also for conscience' sake. 6 For this is why you pay taxes, for they are God's ministers, attending to this very purpose. 7 Render to all their dues: tax to whom tax is due, custom to whom custom, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.

The result of breaking God's laws is death - separation from God and suffering, but the gift - free and for all from God is forgiveness and eternal life by recognizing that He is Perfect and we are evil. By recognizing that we accept the help He offers us and asking for forgiveness for our crimes on the basis of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. After receiving forgiveness, we commit to obeying the Creator by learning and respecting His laws in the new life He offers us.

In Israel, serious crimes were publicly tried by responsible people in society - judges, and people were publicly punished. This was to prevent the entire society of Israel from falling into rebellion and thus under God's judgment. God is Holy - Perfect and dwells in a huge fire of love. Everything in His presence is revealed and evil will burn in His fire.

For us, this means respect for the authorities in individual states, which are entrusted by God with this judgment and punishment. It is up to individual governments and subsequently judges to respect God's laws.

God does not want criminals to perish, but to enter into themselves, to correct themselves and to be able to live through the grace of God. The well-known story of the woman who was caught in adultery, they wanted to stone her according to God's law and brought her to Jesus. He said: "Let him who is without sin be the first to throw a stone." When she was left alone and everyone left, he said: "Has no one condemned you? Neither do I condemn you, go and sin no more." God presents himself to us as righteous, who rewards good and punishes evil, but is gracious to the broken. God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. God did not abolish the law, he came to fulfill it through the Lord Jesus.

11 Say to them, ‘As I live,’ declares the Lord GOD, ‘I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways! 

Ezekiel 33

23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God's grace is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 6

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