Ask a number of people how well they do at keeping the ten commandments, and you'll find that if there's one that most feel confident about, it's that they haven't murdered anyone. But is that really true? What really counts as "murder"? When unpacked, it becomes clear that loving God demands an unwavering commitment to the sanctity of human life.

God's people are to be marked by an honor for their parents. Having been drawn into the family of God by adoption, the Christian obligation to honor is much wider than mere biology. And the ramifications are huge: Unless we honor our earthly parents, we cannot rightly claim to honor our heavenly Parent.