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2200. Observing the fourth commandment brings its reward: “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which the LORD your God gives you.”8 Respecting this commandment provides, along with spiritual fruits, temporal fruits of peace and prosperity. Conversely, failure to observe it brings great harm to communities and to individuals.


Aprofunde seus conhecimentos

364. What is the relationship between freedom and responsibility?

27. What does it mean in practice for a person to believe in God?

368. When is an act morally good?

491. In what way is everyone called to live chastity?

71. What relationship has God established between man and woman?

386. What is the virtue of faith?

175. In what does the mission of the Apostles consist?


Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:

What is the story behind the miracle of Elisha’s resurrection of the Shunammite’s son in 2 Kings 4?

What is the role of women in society, according to Ecclesiasticus 26:1-4?

What was the story of King Amon’s violent death and rebellion in 2 Kings 21-22?

Jacob’s Wrestle with God: What is the significance of this story for us today?

What is the story of Uzziah and how was he punished for disobeying God?

What is the role of leaders in the church according to 1 Timothy 3:1-13?

What is the example of faith that the poor widow gives us in Luke 21:1-4?