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>Parents have no rights (power) over their adult children.
You don't think children need a parent's consent when they marry someone.
>If you as a parent want your children to respect your wishes,
But you think a parent can expect his/her children to respect his/her wishes.
Don't you think the above two contradict?
>take care of you in old age
Should it be the purpose when someone wants to have children?
“Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him.” “Jesus said, …
Did the Lord mean Christians should have children to serve them when they are old?
What if a Christian doesn't have children? Is it a punishment from God?
>then you should raise them right
If children refuse to take care of their parent(s), but devote everything to their own children and serving God, is it a failure to raise them?