Honour thy father and thy mother” is the fifth of the Ten Commandments, a fundamental principle in Judaism and Christianity. It emphasizes the importance of respect and obedience towards parents, with a promise of blessings and a long life for those who follow this commandment. This commandment, and the blessing attached to it, are repeated throughout the old and new testaments. Honor your father and mother” generally means to show respect, love, and appreciation for your parents, and to be obedient to them in a way that is respectful and loving. It’s a commandment emphasizing the importance of family and the authority of parents in a child’s life. Overview

“Honor your father and mother” generally means to show respect, love, and appreciation for your parents, and to be obedient to them in a way that is respectful and loving. It’s a commandment emphasizing the importance of family and the authority of parents in a child’s life. 

Those are quotes gleaned from Google. In my opinion it is a very important commandment answer like all commandments we should all make great efforts in keeping them. Contravention of the commandment, or non adherence knowing of its veracity. Requires the process of repentance and forgiveness so as to be absolve from its consequences.

Can a person who openly contravenes the commandment

of God be called to a calling in church

 In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a member generally cannot hold a calling if they are blatantly violating a commandment of God. The church emphasizes the importance of living worthily and following God’s commandments, which is considered a prerequisite for holding a calling. If a member is openly and persistently violating a commandment, it can be a reason for concern and may lead to the calling being removed or the member being counseled on the need to repent and return to obedience. 

Here’s a more detailed explanation:

In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a member is generally expected to live worthily and follow God’s commandments to be considered worthy of holding a calling. If a member is openly violating a commandment, they would likely not be considered worthy of a calling at that time. The church emphasizes that callings are extended by leaders to individuals who are seen as worthy and willing to serve. The church believes that callings are blessings and responsibilities, and that members should be worthy to serve in them

 

These are not my personal opinions but they are items, taken from the main church site, that I believe in and sustain those who made them principles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

A young man in the church, for an unknown reason, blatantly without making a secret of it, openly  dishonoured his father and mother, the act was blatant and any Congregationalist would clearly be able to see the blatant contraventions. The  bishopric were fully conversant with the contravention of this sin as well as sins directly associated with this sin. I.e. Refusing to forgive those who they feel transgresses against them. Failure to love one another. You cannot love a person you dishonour. John 13:34 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. And there shall be no disputations among you, as there have hitherto been; neither shall there be disputations among you concerning the points of my doctrine, as there have hitherto been.

For verily, verily I say unto you, he that hath the spirit of contention is not of me, but is of the devil, who is the father of contention, and he stirreth up the hearts of men to contend with anger, one with another.Behold, this is not my doctrine, to stir up the hearts of men with anger, one against another; but this is my doctrine, that such things should be done away. (11:28–30) he that hath the spirit of contention is not of me, but is of the devil, who is the father of contention, and he stirreth up the hearts of men to contend with anger, one with another.” 3 Ne 11:29

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor (Exodus 20:16) 

To mention but a few. It was common knowledge that this person was blatantly. Contravening the commandments of God and that he needed spiritual guidance and assistance to rectify the issues he has. One Sunday morning, I am at home, ill from the effects of a stroke that I have recently had and I was watching the sacrament meeting when the Bishops councillor got up and said these words. Brother Joe Bloggs (real name hiddon) has been interviewed and found worthy to be called as the Sunday School President. All those who can sustain brother blogs in this calling please manifest it by the raising of the right hand. Every member of the congregation raised their right hand in a similitude of robotics. He then said if there is anyone opposed show it in like manner. No one raised there hand not even those who knew of Joe’s blatant transgression did not raise there hand. The general consensus must, therefore, be that to dishonour your parents is an act of Worthiness as everyone agreed to it, right. But I am told that he was called because his state of well being was so poor and he needed the calling, which is an admirable thing to do, so why was it necessary to bare false witness and say he was found worthy. That could not have happened as they all knew he was not. Why not just announce the call and leave out the found worthy. To say found worthy is tantamount to lying, which is a sin. Members of the church have been misinformed, told a blatant lie, leading them to question the whole process of calling. How can the seriousness of callings be respected if they see a person called into a leadership position as worthy of it when they all know he isn’t. It is nothing short of bringing the church into disrepute when they effectively make the congregation sustain someone, who they know is not worthy, into a leadership position. Surely honesty here is paramount rather then expect the congregation to act dishonestly. Call him, by all means, to help him, but do it honestly and do not expect the congregation to call him as worthy if he is not. But these are the last days and we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of ^[b]the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places, so pick your battles. Some have been lost before the started. The Lord would never allow the congregation to suffer because one man has been inappropriately called into a leadership position. That will never effect the spirituality of the ward at large. At the end of the day it will be those who called Joe Blogs into that calling and Joe Blogs himself who will be held accountable for what they have done and the potential harm that could have transpired as a result by calling someone as worthy if they know he is not. God did not give us commandments for us to flagrantly disobey, but the innocent will not be punished it will be he who contravenes the law who will have to answer for what they had done, without explanation. So, as president Nelson once said, better give your way to a dog then be bitten by it. Best to let those who are hungry to feed there ego enjoy the food of there souls knowing who is the orchestrator of these things. We must all strive to keep the commandments of God and to never use them in our deceptions. Choose the right. To say that a man is something he is not is not choosing the right. It is deception. Isaiah 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter. But be not deceived by the good deeds of Beelzebub whose goal it is to deceive and lead astray the very elect. The commandments are for us not owned by us to use ad abuse wheever we see fiandI do not know the intent of the heart of the person who called him. I was told it was for his spiritual blessing, which is an empathetic and kind thing to do, but it must be done in honesty not deception to a entire congregation. To say that he has been found worthy is nothing short of a lie. If it turns out to be an error in judgement the he who called him must stand accountable for what he has done. That will be done by God.

 

Surely, silent treatment is beneath the dignity of those who have taken upon themselves the name of Christ.

Now is the time to cease insisting that it is your way or no way. Now is the time to stop doing things that make others walk on eggshells for fear of upsetting you. Now is the time to bury your weapons of war. If your verbal arsenal is filled with insults and accusations, now is the time to put them away. You will arise as a spiritually strong man or woman of Christ.

Vulgarity, faultfinding, and evil speaking of others are all too common. Too many pundits, politicians, entertainers, and other influencers throw insults constantly. I am greatly concerned that so many people seem to believe that it is completely acceptable to condemn, malign, and vilify anyone who does not agree with them. Many seem eager to damage another’s reputation with pathetic and pithy barbs!

Anger never persuades. Hostility builds no one. Contention never leads to inspired solutions. Regrettably, we sometimes see contentious behavior even within our own ranks. We hear of those who belittle their spouses and children, of those who use angry outbursts to control others, and of those who punish family members with the “silent treatment.” We hear of youth and children who bully and of employees who defame their colleagues.