Ephesians 6:1-3
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
We teach our children to honor their father and mother by showing them how. When we honor ours, we show them how to honor theirs. This applies to biological parents as well as historical ancestors. The idea of honoring your father and mother in the Lord contains more than merely liking your mom and dad. It includes gratitude for the shoulders upon which they stood and you now stand and a duty to those who will someday stand upon yours.
Honor your ancestors,
bless your descendants.
"A people which takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote descendants." — Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay
You cannot raise a generation of noble characters by pulling down the statues of their grandfathers.
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