Parents are seen as types of Christ because they represent His authority and sacrificial love within the family unit.
In the biblical framework, parents serve as types of Christ, with fathers depicting Christ's authority and love over the Church and mothers reflecting the Church's reverent submission to Christ. As stated in Ephesians 5, the relationship between husbands and wives illustrates the mystery of Christ and the Church. This typology is reinforced in Proverbs 30:17, where the disdain for parental authority signifies a rejection of the Christ-like order that God has established. Thus, neglecting honor toward parents is a serious affront to the divine order established by God himself.
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