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EPISODE · Jun 4, 2025 · 1 MIN

Older men like fathers, women like mothers

from The Up Devotional · host Matthew Ruttan

It is sometimes emphasized that the command to honour your father and mother isn’t just about biology. Since Jesus’ followers thought of themselves as family and called one another “brothers and sisters,” they also tried to honour older men and women as fathers and mothers, especially those who didn’t have someone younger to help them. […]

It is sometimes emphasized that the command to honour your father and mother isn’t just about biology. Since Jesus’ followers thought of themselves as family and called one another “brothers and sisters,” they also tried to honour older men and women as fathers and mothers, especially those who didn’t have someone younger to help them. […]

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