This commandment concerns our attitude and acts towards any form of authority; to obey all authoritative people and authorities appointed over you, and to respect them (Romans 13:1). The home is the heart of society, the training center and proving ground for living under the rule of God’s law of love in every part of life. However, the implications of the fifth commandment are that it reaches all areas and levels of life where we find authority. In a court of law, a person has to submit to the authority of the judge, and the citizens of a country submit to the laws promulgated by the ruling regime. God has established various centers of authority in life to govern human relations. True respect for authority begins at home. How we are going to act in society outside the home, depends greatly on how we act in the home. Children have to listen to their parents and obey their rules and leadership.